RE:SDE Russian Ties Official.......... Yes, as per recent Sedar filing ARETI Group a private company based in Switzerland holds 23.5 million shares of SDE or 20.64%. Areti Is controlled by Igor Makarov.
The two directors who joined the board of SDE after the acquisition was closed own zero shares each. Both are former directors of Inception from January 2020 to March 2021. Steve Louden was the chairman of Inception. Nothing in their biography is showing any ties to Areti.