MOSCOW –
The Kremlin on Monday said it did not want to comment on a deadly shootout last week at the Moscow office of Russia’s largest online retailer, Wildberries.
Two people were killed in the shooting just a few blocks away from the Kremlin, as a dispute over the company’s future took a violent turn. Seven others were wounded, including police officers, and dozens were detained.
The dispute centers around Tatyana Bakalchuk – Wildberries’ founder and majority shareholder, and Russia’s richest woman – and her decision to merge the company with outdoor advertising firm Russ Group.
Bakalchuk’s estranged husband, Vladislav Bakalchuk, opposed the merger and said that his efforts to speak to Tatyana were ignored.
Each side blamed the other for the shooting incident. Vladislav, who said he had arrived at the office with peaceful intentions, was detained for 48 hours last week.
Tatyana, who previously said she had filed for divorce, …