Russian businessman Arkady Rotenberg said that talks with Vladimir Putin to “you” as a longtime friend, but “you” as a President. He told about it in interview to the program “actors with Naila Asker-zade” on TV channel “Russia 1”, the RBC on Sunday, September 16.

“With the President, and a man, whom I have known since childhood. It would be silly if I called it “you”,” said Rotenberg.

According to the businessman, his “touching relationship” with Putin hardly cause the jealousy of someone around the President. “We grew up together, so that from childhood we have left. I don’t think that someone can cause some jealousy. It’s such a boy, from the boyish life. It is in any case not apply to the President of the Russian Federation. We have such a relationship with the child. And the President is absolutely another”, — he explained.

Rotenberg also noted that he was very pleased when Putin take the truck on the Crimean bridge, was satisfied. “He approached me and in his eyes was such a joy, and I was very pleased that he is, of course, gives immense joy and pleasure”, — said the businessman.

30 Jul 2014 the European Union has made Rotenberg in the sanctions list as a “longtime friend” of Putin and the main shareholder of the company, obtained the right to develop the project of construction of a bridge to Crimea. The bridge across the Kerch Strait began to build in 2016. It was opened in may 2018, the first bridge we passed the President of Russia behind the wheel of a KAMAZ.More important news Telegram-channel “Tape days”. Subscribe!