The giant of food and cleaning products Unilever faces criticism from Ukraine and a protest against its London headquarters on Monday for continuing its operations in Russiadespite the conflict.
The Ukrainian National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption put the company on its list of “international sponsors of war”, according to a statement on Monday.
Unilever faces criticism”for its continued presence in the Russian Federation and the large taxes that feed the state budget Russian” and support “Russia’s war against Ukraine”, the agency said in a statement.
A group of Ukrainian and British demonstrators protested this Monday at the London headquarters of this multinational.
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion against Ukraine Unilever suspended “all imports and exports to and from Russia” and all the advertising expenses in the country, where he affirms that he no longer invests.
The multinational was questioned by AFP and sent in response a statement dating from February and which explains that “for companies like Unilever that have a significant presence in the country, getting out is not that simple”.
The company employs more than 3,000 people in Russia and continues to trade products made in the country.
The company claims that “understands” calls to cease its activities, but it does not want to abandon its employees in Russia and affirms that if it did, its operations would remain in the hands of the Russian state.
According to its annual results for 2022, 2% of its net results were generated in Russia, in a year in which its net profit registered an increase of 26% and stood at 7.6 billion euros (US$ 8.2 billion).
Source: AFP
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