For Business in Russia: Metro was included in the list of international sponsors of war - NAPC
"In addition to retail business, the interests of the company's management are closely related to the strategic sectors of the Russian economy: oil and gas and banking spheres. This directly affects the support of the Russian military machine," the NAPC explained. According to the agency, Metro Cash & Carry's main shareholder Daniel Cretinsky controls EP Infrastructure, which has a large share (49%) of EUSTREAM.
The latter firm manages the gas transportation system responsible for the supply of Russian fuel to Central and Eastern Europe. "While the whole civilized world is refusing to energy the state-terrorist state, the management of Metro Cash & Carry demonstrates that cooperation with the Russian Federation will not only be stopped, and will only intensify," the agency's press service said. However, this is not the only evidence of the support of the aggressor country, the NAPC reports.
Metro Cash & Carry accepts the Russian Mir Maps and sells new projects on the territory of the Russian Federation. The company opens a new network of supermarket for Russians called "Fasol". The press service noted that the network was spreading about the sale in the Russian Metro "Skuvald Wagner". The company did not pass the brutal videos with this attribute and used the info for earnings.
"The NAPC International Sponsors List of NAPC has already included Procter & Gamble, Openway Group, Danieli, TMS Tankers Ltd. , Minerva Marine Inc. , Thenamaris Ships Management, Delta Tankers, Dynacom. /Mondi Plc, Ekassir, Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry and Bonduelle. The French corporation Auchan Holding was added here, ”the press service added. The Metro Ukraine team responded to the company to the list of sponsors of war on its social networks.
The post states that the Ukrainian Metro team condemns Russia's aggression and has repeatedly addressed the headquarters in Dusseldorf with the demand to get out of the market of aggressor country. "Unfortunately, Metro Ag still remains in Russia. At the same time, the position of the Ukrainian team is and will be unchanged-Metro has to leave the Russian market. We are still fighting and trying to convince the headquarters in all possible ways," Metro Ukraine wrote.
The Ukrainian team also assured that tens of thousands of goods to Ukrainian defenders and volunteers daily. "The inventory of our temporarily closed shopping centers in Mariupol and Nikolaev was transferred to the needs of the army and local communities," Metro Ukraine reports. The team also shared the history of its employee Roman Grunovich, who now defends Ukraine in the Armed Forces.
Recall that in a joint investigation, Bellingcat, The Insider and Le Monde journalists exposed the humanitarian assistance of the French company "Auchan" to the Russian army. The mediamen found that supermarkets had been supplied to the invaders for free and helped mobilize their own employees in Russia. On the day of the results of the journalistic investigation, on February 17, the Ukrainian team "Auchan" responded to the scandal.
They stated that shocked and demanding explanations from the main office. The next day, Auchan Retail was officially denied the accusations of assistance to the occupiers, but reported "assistance to the population" in March 2022. The order made the City Hall of St. Petersburg, and the company assures that there was nothing intended for the military in the list of goods. On February 23, the NAPC announced the entry of the company to the list of international sponsors of war.