They continue to pay taxes to the budget of Russia, whose army is killing Ukrainians
A number of international companies, despite public condemnation of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and promises to leave the Russian market, continue to earn and pay taxes there . At least six such companies have been reported by the Disinformation Center.
“Tobacco company Philip Morris announced on March 24 that it was working on options to exit the Russian market. As of May 11, the company stopped producing a number of cigarette products and suspended marketing activities in Russia. However, Philip Morris continues to pay salaries to his employees in Russia, and accordingly pays taxes to the Russian budget, “the Center for Countering Disinformation said.
PepsiCo condemned Russia's aggression against Ukraine, but did not leave the Russian market, but only limited the range of products in Russia.
Some other companies are also manipulating, publicly condemning Russia's actions but continuing to fill the aggressor country's budget. Among them, in particular, Nestle, MARS, Danone, Procter & Gamble.
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