Vladimir Pontanin

Dec 17, 2023 | nyti.ms | Rebecca Ruiz |Nico Chilla |Vladimir Pontanin

If companies want to leave Russia, the president is setting the terms — in ways that benefit his government, his elites and his war. Soon after Russian troops invaded his country, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, made a plea to Western companies: “Leave Russia,” he said. “Make sure that the Russians do not receive a single penny.” Hundreds of companies answered the call.