My wealth is reflected in the price of Severstal, and the number of shares I have in my possession doesn't have any impact on the company.

Consolidation is an important step in the development of our company as a national steel and raw minerals producer that can compete in Russia and widen its global market presence.

Regarding our links with the Russian government, Severstal is a private company with no government participation. We are answerable to our shareholders.

Building companies involves creating great wealth. If that means I am an oligarch, OK, it's fine. But if being an oligarch is about buying football clubs, it is not for me.

In a literal sense, even a private company, of course, cannot do everything that it wants without some discussion with government. As a good corporate citizen, Severstal discussed the idea of a merger with Arcelor with the Russian government.

I don't have any opinions about Russians. There are celebrity persons in each country. Different people do different things.