Moscow, Sept 18, 2026 (AFP) - Kremlin defends seizures of business assets from 'unfriendly' nations

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2026-09-18

The Kremlin said Friday that Moscow had taken control of the local businesses of Switzerland's Nestle, France's Auchan and other companies in part because they represented "unfriendly countries" that back Ukraine. "Of course, one of the factors taken into account when making this decision was that these are unfriendly countries, which are currently most actively involved in military operations against our country," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Pesk......

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