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Ukraine designates PepsiCo, Mars as 'international war sponsors' (kyivindependent.com)

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Ukraine's National Corruption Prevention Agency added major food corporations PepsiCo and Mars to the "international sponsors of war" list on Sept. 1.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Pepsi has a history in Russia. They once traded the USSR soda in exchange for a fleet of naval ships. IIRC at the time Pepsi had the 4th largest navy in the world. They sold the ships to Norway.