Putin honors German-Russian farmer Stefan Dürr

Putin honors German-Russian farmer Stefan Dürr

State Order of Friendship
Putin honors German farmer






Honored by Putin: The German Stefan Dürr is considered the most important milk producer in Russia. While many entrepreneurs flee because of the war, he stays.

German milk producer Stefan Dürr, who has been working in Russia for decades, has received the State Order of Friendship awarded by Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin. The governor of the Voronezh region, Alexander Gusev, published a video of the presentation of the high award – on Putin’s instructions, he said.

At the same time, he paid tribute to the 61-year-old Dürr, who also has Russian citizenship and is shown with a photo on many dairy product packaging, for his achievements in the field of agriculture. The farmer, who comes from Baden-Württemberg, is also chairman of the Russian association of milk producers, Soyuzmoloko.

Governor: Some shy away from Putin’s awards

“Stefan Dürr is very proud of this award, while some investors with foreign roots, who are under pressure from the authorities of unfriendly states, shy away from Russia’s state awards,” Gusev said in his Telegram news channel. Dürr and his Ekoniva group have stood for the highest standards in the dairy industry right from the start, said the governor.

Ekoniva is the Russian subsidiary of Ekosem-Agrar AG, whose founder, shareholder and board member is Dürr. According to its own information, the group is active in 35 regions of Russia and has more than 15,000 employees.

After the start of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, many Western companies, including Volkswagen, Bosch and Siemens, withdrew from the giant empire’s market due to sanctions from the EU and USA. However, numerous medium-sized companies that are not affected by trade bans continue to work in Russia. Food, for example, is not subject to Western sanctions.

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Source: Stern

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