A number of international companies, despite public condemnation of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and promises to leave the Russian market, continue to earn money and pay taxes there. At least six such companies have been reported by the Disinformation Countermeasures Center..

“Tobacco company Philip Morris announced on March 24 that it was working on options for exiting the Russian market.. As of May 11, the company has discontinued the production of a number of cigarette products and suspended marketing activities in Russia.. However, Philip Morris continues to pay salaries to its employees in the Russian Federation, and, accordingly, pays taxes to the Russian budget, ”the Disinformation Counteraction Center said in a statement..

PepsiCo condemned Russia's aggression against Ukraine, but did not leave the Russian market, but only limited the range of products in Russia.

Some other companies are also manipulated, publicly condemning the actions of Russia, but continuing to fill the budget of the aggressor country. Among them, in particular, Nestle, MARS, Danone, Procter\u0026Gamble.

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Recall that the Wargaming company, which is the developer of World of Tanks and other popular games, announced that it was coming from the market of Russia and Belarus.