Jim Beam bourbon and Macallan Scotch whisky are still being imported by the team that marketed them in Russia before the war in Ukraine, a POLITICO investigation finds.
Hundreds of companies have exited Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine, but others cite revenue concerns – and even humanitarianism – as reasons to stay put.
Over 200 billion rubles were allocated from the budget to the Wagner Group this year. It means that international companies could have indirectly financed the war through their tax payments in Russia.
On July 11, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned an individual in Serbia, Aleksandar Vulin, pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14033.