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"Bericht: Tochterfirma von deutschem Konzern half Putin", 07. Oktober 2022
Hat eine russische Tochter des deutschen Unternehmens Knauf Putins Krieg unterstützt? Angeblich wurden Mitarbeiter zum Militär geschickt.
Eine russische Tochterfirma des deutschen Familienunternehmens Knauf soll russischen Behörden geholfen haben, neue Soldaten für den Krieg gegen die Ukraine zu finden. Das berichtet der "Spiegel". Demnach sei bei dem Tochterkonzern in der Stadt Krasnogorsk ein Schreiben der örtlichen Zivilverwaltung eingegangen, ob die Firma zehn ihrer Mitarbeiter an das örtliche Wehramt überstellen könne.
Laut dem Bericht sind russische Unternehmen derzeit verpflichtet, den Behörden Informationen über ihre Belegschaft zur Verfügung zu stellen oder Einweisungsbescheide an ihre Mitarbeiter weiterzuleiten. Aus dem Schreiben geht demzufolge allerdings hervor, dass es sich um eine Bitte der Behörden gehandelt habe, der man nicht Folge leisten musste. Ende September wurden laut Zeugenaussagen zehn Mitarbeiter auf das Wehramt gefahren.
Knauf war in Deutschland dem Bericht zufolge über den Vorgang nicht informiert und kündigte an, den Vorwürfen nachzugehen. Das russische Tochterunternehmen äußerte sich nicht zu den Vorwürfen. Der bayerische Konzern stellt Material für den Trockenbau her und ist an zahlreichen Standorten in Russland mit mehr als tausend Mitarbeitern vertreten.
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Ukraine: Global outrage over Russian invasion leads to sanctions, demands for businesses to divest
The associations accuse TotalEnergies of indirectly contributing to the Russian war effort by continuing to exploit a deposit after military aggressions started in Ukraine.
After The Insider’s initial report regarding supplies to the Russian military was made public, Auchan executives promptly issued a response refuting any association with the supplies or assistance provided by their regional stores to volunteers collecting aid for the mobilized. However, recent evidence, comprising documents, photos, and videos, being released by The Insider, reveals that Auchan was fully aware of the destination of the goods and actively participated in concealing the supplies intended for the Defense Ministry as regular commercial sales to private entities.
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"A complaint against TotalEnergies by two associations for “war crimes complicity” for allegedly helping produce fuel for Russian warplanes that have bombed Ukraine has been shelved by prosecutors."
According to research by ZDF and Der Spiegel, the German BASF's subsidiary Wintershall Dea supplies gas condensate to the Russian state corporation Gazprom. Gazprom, in turn, is Russia's most important producer of aviation fuel and is said to have supplied aviation fuel to two military bases suspected of being responsible for airstrikes on civilian targets.
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Ten Greenpeace activists who blocked a tanker carrying Russian diesel have been cleared of aggravated trespass by a judge who said the war in Ukraine "could be described as terrorism".
"Two NGOs have filed a complaint against French energy giant TotalEnergies for "complicity in war crimes" for allegedly helping fuel Russian planes that have bombed Ukraine, according to French media reports."
Swedish furniture giant Ikea posted a six percent rise in full-year sales on Thursday, in what it described as a "challenging" year due to inflation and scaling back in Russia.
At midnight on August 10, the European Union’s sanctions on Russian coal came into effect. After a four-month wind-down period, it became an offense for EU entities to “purchase, import, or transfer, directly or indirectly, coal” that originates in, or is exported from, Russia.
A Global Witness investigation released today reveals that a Siberian gas field joint-owned by French oil giant TotalEnergies has been providing oil to a refinery fuelling Russian warplanes throughout the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
After Siemens had previously decided to not take on new projects in Russia and Belarus due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the company has now announced its complete withdrawal from Russia and will cease its business activities entirely.
The European Commission is proposing phasing out Russian crude oil within six months and refined oil by the end of the year, with most recent plans giving Hungary, Slovakia and Czech Republic longer phase-out periods.
Since the invasion of Ukraine, Prof. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and his team have been tracking which companies have withdrawn from Russia, which are making partial moves, and which are staying put. Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian say that their goal is simple: “Every corporation with a presence in Russia must publicly commit to a total cessation of business there.”
With each day of the invasion, the pressure grows on Western companies to shutter their operations in Russia. Businesses that continue to operate there will have to withdraw sooner or later, DW's Miodrag Soric writes.
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Top pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. and Europe said they’re halting recruitment for clinical trials in Russia, while continuing to send medicine and other health supplies to help those in need.
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The West has moved to punish Russia with a raft of measures, including closing airspace to Russian aircraft and shutting out some Russian banks from the SWIFT global financial network.
For years, Germany's policy on Russia has been to promote political change through trade. Now, German companies with investments in Russia and in Ukraine are faced with imperiled staff and uncertainty.
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European sports and entertainment businesses were among the first to announce such moves, including Premier League club Manchester United who withdrew the sponsorship rights of Russian airline Aeroflot.
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC ) and the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) condemn Russia’s actions in Ukraine and call for peace
While the International Bar Association condemned Russia’s invasion into Ukraine, several leading law firms (Baker McKenzie, CMS, Dentons and Kinstella) have closed their local branches citing staff safety and well-being as the highest priority.
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