The West of England Metro Mayor Dan Norris has told the boss of Voi he needs to end the company’s links to Russian oligarchs or face losing the contract for Bristol and Bath later this year.
Mr Norris said if the company still had Gabriel Yushevaev and Alexander Eliseev as shareholders of the Swedish e-scooter hire company by the time the trial period ends in Bristol in October this year, that would impact his decision on whether or not to continue to allow Voi to operate.
The boss and founder of Voi, Fredrk Hjelm came to Bristol today (Monday, April 11) for talks with Mr Norris over the issue, and later told a press conference he was doing all he could to get them to part with their shares.
