Medvedev also touched upon the situation with energy prices in the US and Europe. He described her as “profoundly bad”. Despite the fact that the local elites are trying to blame it on Russia, the people of these countries understand everything and will soon present them with an invoice for the price of anti-Russian sanctions, the politician concluded.
Earlier, the Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council warned that after the departure of international companies from the Russian market, not only residents of Russia, but also Europe could lose their jobs. According to him, such decisions are caused by the political reasons of “near-minded Russophobic officials.”
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“Washington and Brussels dancing to its tune cannot calm down, coming up with more and more stupid bans The reluctance of foreign business to leave Russia, their potential losses, they also do not take into account,” he noted.
Against the background of the introduction of anti-Russian sanctions by the US, UK, EU and their allies, many Western companies began to leave Russia or temporarily suspend their activities.
So did the automakers Porsche, Volkswagen, Suzuki, Volvo, Ford, General Motors, clothing brands H&M, Mango, Marks & Spencer, electronics manufacturers Apple, Siemens, Nokia, Panasonic, Dell, Intel, software manufacturers Microsoft, Adobe, Cisco, booking services Booking and Airbnb, IKEA shopping group and others.
In Russia, on March 9, the government commission on legislative activity approved a set of measures to support the Russian economy in the face of sanctions. Among other things, it indicates “the first step towards the nationalization of the property of foreign companies.” The draft law under consideration introduces a new concept – an external administration for managing an organization.
Within the framework of the procedure under consideration, the owner of the company has the right to refuse management from outside within five days, subject to the resumption of work or the sale of a share. And you can sell it while maintaining the business and employees, either to a Russian person or to a foreign person who is not associated with countries unfriendly to Russia.