2023-11-02 14:31:53
Ukraine on Thursday included Nestlé in its list of “international supporters of the war” because of its activities in Russia, accusing the Swiss agri-food giant of “feeding the aggressor”.
“Despite Russian aggression once morest Ukraine, Nestlé continues to operate in the aggressor country, supplying products to the population and expanding its production in the country,” the National Agency for Combating said in a statement. once morest corruption (NAZK).
Nestlé has therefore joined “the list of international supporters of the war”, she added. This designation, awarded by the agency to international companies, has no legal consequences.
According to the NAZK, in addition to “feeding the aggressor,” the group also “shows Russia itself that it continues to be integrated into the global market, despite the numerous war crimes committed in Ukraine.”
Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, many Western companies have chosen to leave Russia.
Those who remain are highly criticized by the Ukrainian authorities, who accuse them of providing financial aid to Moscow.
Nestlé has not yet reacted to the Ukrainian agency’s statements.
But, on its website, the group assures that it stands “alongside 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,” says Nestlé.
The group says it has notably “suspended the vast majority of product offerings” available before the war and “interrupted all non-essential imports and exports to and from Russia”.
This article was automatically published. Sources: ats / awp / afp
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