Metro Mayor Dan Norris has said "Voi has some very tough calls to ponder" amid links to Russian oligarchs ahead of his meeting with the company's CEO. The pair will meet in Bristol to hear what the Voi boss "has to say about how Voi intends to deal with its existing links with Russian investors", Mr Norris said.
Russian businessman Ilya Yushaev was identified as a major stakeholder in the e-scooter company by Voi itself in a blog post on their website on March 18. Yushaev has a 2.9 per cent stake in Voi through business development company PTC, which has recently circulated in the media by Swedish newspaper Dagens Industri.
A spokesperson for Voi has told BristolLive information on investors, steps taken and their position on this matter was made public by our CEO, Fredrik Hjelm, in an open letter published on their blog. They said this was shared with all local partners in the West of England.
