In Russia, Uber tried to change taxi legislation with the help of oligarchs. A lobbyist should also help, who was paid handsomely for it.
Mauritius Much
Ice hockey is the number one sport in Russia. Even President Vladimir Putin and some of his oligarch friends practice the sport and have had publicity photographs taken of them in the past. In this respect, the formulation of the then Uber CEO Fraser Robinson is appropriate when in April 2016 he informed colleagues of the concerns of the company’s lawyers that bribes were being paid in Russia to “smear the runners”.