Alexander Plyushchev

Affiliated media: YouTube channel "The Breakfast Show" , Journalist, Presenter

Incident date: March 30, 2025

Attack type:

request to remove or block the article and/or refutation

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The Tagansky District Court in Moscow has dismissed a lawsuit brought by billionaire Oleg Deripaska against journalists Alexander Plyushchev and Tatiana Felgenhauer, concerning the protection of honour, dignity, and business reputation. Under the settlement agreement, Felgenhauer is required to publish a retraction within ten days regarding statements made in an interview with human rights activist Olga Romanova on the YouTube channel The Breakfast Show. The video must clarify that Deripaska has no influence over the Russian judicial system. Plyushchev, meanwhile, must remove segments in which he discusses Deripaska’s alleged interference in court proceedings. Failure to comply will result in a daily fine of 10,000 rubles (€98.00). Other defendants in Deripaska’s lawsuit, filed in December 2024, included Romanova and Maria Pevchikh, head of the International Anti-Corruption Fund. The court fully upheld Deripaska’s claims against them.