The Russian Federal Agency for Medical Supervision (Roszdravnadzor) and the pharmacy association attributed the insulin shortage to “urgent consumer demand”.
Meanwhile, Western sanctions imposed on Russian banks are causing tourists of that nationality to run out of cash in several countries around the world.
Heineken reported that it will stop the production, advertising and sale of its brand in Russia, in support of the Ukrainian people and after describing the war as “an unprovoked and completely unjustified attack.”
“We will take immediate action to separate our Russian business from Heineken’s broader business to stop the flow of money, royalties and dividends out of Russia,” said the brewer, which had previously blocked all new investments and exports to that country.
Discovery, for its part, said in a brief statement that it decided to “suspend the transmission of its channels and services in Russia” indefinitely, starting yesterday.
Universal Music Group reported, for its part, that it will suspend all its operations and close its offices in Russia with immediate effect.
Shortly before, Imperial Brands had become the first of the so-called Big Four tobacco producers to halt all operations in Russia, including halting production at its factory in Volgograd and halting all sales and marketing activities in Russia. the country.
Thus, these companies join the nearly 300 transnational companies – including the American McDonald’s, Starbucks and Coca-Cola – that suspended their operations in Russia in retaliation for the invasion. Until now, McDonald’s served 850 stores that will be abandoned.
Likewise, the soft drink and food factory Pepsico said it would stop the sale of beverages as well as all its investments in Russia, but would maintain the marketing of food, especially dairy products.
For several days, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola and Pepsico have been the target of a boycott campaign on social networks for not suspending their operations in Russia.
Other big American chains, like Yum! Brands, KFC -both fast food- and Pizza Hut also announced the suspension of their operations in Russia and promised to donate the profits from their businesses in that country to humanitarian initiatives.
Information technology giant IBM also reported that it was halting its activities in Russia, as were Amazon and Apple.
Other big brands that have announced their departure include Toyota, Nike and the furniture manufacturer IKEA.
The inventory of companies in exodus drawn up by Yale University continues to grow and its promoter, management professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, underlined the role that this tool played in the fall of the racist apartheid regime with the departure of 200 large groups in South Africa in the 1980s.
Source: Ambito
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