The Center for Counteracting Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council named companies that continue to work in Russia and Ukraine at the same time.

In particular, these are:.

French company specializing in the sale of building products Leroy Merlin. While the company does not plan to exit the Russian market.

At the same time, on the Facebook page of a subsidiary operating in Ukraine, it is noted that Leroy Merlin Ukraine is, first of all, Ukrainians who sincerely experience every loss and pain in this cruel war.

" With understanding, we take the blow of mass criticism,"

Bank Raiffeisen - remains to work on the territory of the aggressor.

On the Facebook page, a subsidiary operating in Ukraine, Raiffeisen Bank Aval, notes that the bank has terminated relations with clients and money of Russian and Belarusian origin..

" We are a separate legal entity that operates in accordance with the laws of Ukraine and complies with all requirements of martial law in Ukraine. We support sanctions against the aggressor country..

Decathlon is a French sporting goods retailer.. Continues to operate in the Russian Federation, but temporarily blocks the function of online orders.

On the Decathlon Ukraine Facebook page, the last entry is dated February 22.

International Trade Wholesale Company Metro Cash \u0026 Carry GmbH. Sponsors the aggressor.

On the official website in Ukraine, the company states that it helps Ukrainian defenders with products. In addition, the company's Facebook notes that the leaders of the Ukrainian subsidiary are calling on the METRO head office to cease operations in Russia..

French chain of supermarkets and hypermarkets Auchan.

On the official website in Ukraine, the company writes that it "

On the company's Facebook page, in a comment to one of the messages, it is noted that Auchan Ukraine opposes the war with Russia.

Obviously, this entry is a mistake, since in all other messages the company assures of its patriotic position towards Ukraine.

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Recall that after the invasion of Ukraine, Russia became the most sanctioned country in the world with 5581 sanctions.. Between the recognition of the LDNR by independent states on February 22 and March 8, the number of sanctions against Russian individuals and legal entities imposed by the US, the EU and individual countries such as Switzerland, the UK and Japan more than doubled.

The vast majority of these sanctions against Russia target individuals, with only 366 of the 2,827 sanctions targeting legal entities.. These figures do not include sectoral sanctions such as a general trade embargo on gas or oil..

In addition to sanctions imposed by states, according to researchers from the Yale School of Management, more than 300 companies have partially or completely exited the Russian market, among them such heavyweights as Adidas, Google, Disney, Exxon or Volkswagen..