NAPC included the French corporation Auchan Holding in the list of international sponsors of the war.
The reason for being included in the list of international sponsors of the war was that during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the company refused to boycott the terrorist state and did not close its business in Russia.
On February 23, the NAPC reported that thanks to journalistic investigations by The Insider, Le Monde and Bellingcat, it became known that since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the Russian subsidiary of the French Auchan had been supplying goods to the Russian military in the occupied Ukrainian territories under the guise of “humanitarian aid”, as well as assisted with the implementation of mobilization activities in the Russian Federation.
For Auchan, Russia is the second most important sales market after France. In 2020 alone, the Russian Auchan paid $167 million. to the Russian budget. According to journalists, this is equal to the cost of 15 SU-25 aircraft, 42 tanks, 222 Kalibr missiles, or 477,000 AK-74 assault rifles. We cannot allow Russia to continue to receive these funds, for which they then kill Ukrainians. We want any company to be ashamed of collaborating with killers. The reputation institution must work, so we have included Auchan in the list of international sponsors of the war, – said Alexander Novikov, chairman of the NAPC.
Source: Racurs
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