According to a Nikkei report, the company provisionally managing JT's Russian business is owned by a former FSB employee. The company was registered in September, and the business under administration is estimated to be worth approximately ¥480 billion–¥580 billion.
Moscow-based Kommersant, a major Russian business newspaper, and other media outlets reported that the company provisionally managing JT's Russian business is reportedly owned by a former FSB employee. They identified the company serving as provisional administrator as “Industrial Assets” and noted that it was registered in September.
The estimated value of JT's Russian business managed by the company is said to be as much as 250 billion–300 billion rubles (approximately ¥480 billion–¥580 billion). The article explains the practical aspects of the provisional administration based on this scale.
According to an independent media report, Dremov (ドレモフ) may also have links to Rostec. The report also mentions that Rostec CEO Chemezov (チェメゾフ) has a close relationship with President Putin (プーチン).