Deripaska says peace is needed in Ukraine, Russia will be different

FILE PHOTO: Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska attends a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 3, 2021. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/File Photo

Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska said peace was needed as soon as possible in Ukraine and warned that Russia would be different after the conflict.

"We need peace as soon as possible," said Deripaska, who is the founder of Russian aluminium giant Rusal. "The whole world will be different after these events and Russia will be different."

(Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge)