Ukraine’s diplomatic chief Dmitry Kuleba on Friday accused Aushan of becoming a “weapon of Russian aggression” following the publication of a journalistic investigation accusing the French food distributor of aiding Moscow’s war effort.
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“Auchan has turned into a full weapon of Russian aggression. I intend to discuss this with my French colleagueCatherine Colonna, said Dmytro Kouleba on Twitter. The site of the investigation, according to documents obtained by the French daily The Insider: and Bellingcat NGO, a collection of goods for Vladimir Putin’s army, was organized at a local Auchan subsidiary in March 2022.
Auchan “vehemently denies”
Auchan, the management of Auchan Retail, which oversees the group’s distribution activities, said itself:very surprisedparticularly through this survey published by a French newspaper the world and has “is categorically deniedthese accusations in a press release. These claimsare in no way supported by the reality of (our) internal research confirming strict compliance with applicable regulations,” violates Auchan Retail.
this last”Therefore, reaffirms that its stores, which remain open in Russia, must enable the Russian population (as in the case of the Ukrainian population elsewhere in Ukraine) to feed itself, and that they do not voluntarily and actively assist in any supply of categories. Consumers other than the civilian population of Russia“, later he justified himself.
The French distributor continued its activities in Russia after the outbreak of war in Ukraine, unlike many other groups.
Source: Le Figaro
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