Moscow takes control over assets of Western companies (www.reuters.com)

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Sept 6 (Reuters) - Kremlin has been seizing assets of some Western companies in Russia through decrees signed by President Vladimir Putin and court orders related to lawsuits over halted projects or blocked funds amid Western sanctions. Below is a list of the companies affected so far...

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[-] [email protected] 52 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It's been a decade since Russia started the war in Europe. Those corps have had plenty of time to evacuate.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

It's* been a decade

[-] [email protected] 44 points 10 months ago

Well, if the companies didn't get their stuff out after the Crimea shit, that's entirely on them. If you deal with occupiers, don't be surprised if they steal from you. It's just a pity it can help putin a bit. I hope it's not much use to him.

[-] [email protected] 26 points 10 months ago

Mm, seems like a risk to doing business in Russia. I guess it’s not a good investment.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Who could have guessed? Came completely out of the blue. Unforeseeable.

[-] [email protected] 24 points 10 months ago

If you skirt sanctions as a multinational corporation, you're... Well you're usually not going to have that bad of a time if I'm being real. This does being a smile to my face though.