An The company, which is partly owned by Lizaveta Pyaskova, the daughter of Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Pyaskov, grew 70 times in 2022 compared to the previous year, according to the independent news publication Verstka. informed on Tuesday.
Center Moscow, whose clients include Russia’s Ministry of Trade and Industry, the Moscow government and various other government agencies, earned 137 million rubles ($1.77 million) in 2022, up from just 1.9 million rubles ($24,614) in 2021. year, reported Verstka.
The 25-year-old Piaskova owns 30% of the shares of Center Moscow, which, despite the fact that it was founded in 2004, has been operating only for the last few years.
The US Treasury Department describes the “luxurious lifestyle of the Piaskov family, which does not correspond to the salary of civil servant Piaskov.” added both father and daughter sanctions list last March as part of a crackdown on members of the Russian elite who are known to support the war in Ukraine.
The EU also added Peskova to its sanctions list, citing her association “with a listed person” — believed to be her father — “who has actively supported actions or policies that undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and stability and security in Ukraine”.
Piaskova initially spoke out against the invasion of Ukraine by posting “no war” on her Instagram account on the morning of February 24, 2022, after which she deleted the post.
