Ukraine has included Nestlé on its list of "international supporters of the war" because of its activities in Russia, accusing the Swiss food giant of "feeding the aggressor".
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Ucrania califica a Nestlé de “patrocinador” de la guerra de agresión rusa
“Despite Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, Nestlé continues to operate in the aggressor country, supplying products to the population and developing its production in the country,” the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NAZK) said in a statement on Thursday.
Nestlé has therefore joined “the list of international supporters of the war”, it added. This designation, given by the agency to international companies, has no legal consequences.
According to NAZK, in addition to “feeding the aggressor”, the group “also shows Russia itself that it continues to be integrated into the world market, despite the many war crimes committed in Ukraine”.
Since the start of the invasion of Ukraine, many Western companies have chosen to leave Russia. Those that remain are heavily criticised by the Ukrainian authorities, who accuse them of providing financial aid to Moscow.
Asked about the Ukrainian agency’s announcement, Nestlé referred to an earlier statement in which it said it stood “by the Ukrainian people and [its] 5,500 employees in the country”.
“Since the start of the war in Ukraine, we have drastically reduced our portfolio in Russia and implemented the actions we announced in March 2022,” Nestlé said.
In particular, the Group says it has “suspended the vast majority of product offerings” available before the war and “halted all non-essential imports and exports to and from Russia”.
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