Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with secretaries of security councils and national security advisers to discuss Afghan issues at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, February 8, 2023. Sputnik/Grigory Sysoev/Pool via REUTERS Feb 9 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin waved a sarcastic farewell on Thursday to foreign businesses which have left Russia over the conflict in Ukraine, saying their departure would benefit Russian companies. Speaking to senior officials at a meeting broadcast on state television, Putin said those companies had suffered major losses as a result of exiting a large and lucrative market. "Today many of them (Western brands), under pressure from their governments, are leaving our market. All the best to them," he said, briefly waving his hand in a farewell gesture. "Nothing (in Russia) has collapsed and nothing is falling apart. Our companies and entrepreneurs are picking up these enterprises, and even entire sectors, and continue this work very successfully," Putin added. Scores of Western companies – from energy producers to food and clothing chains – have left Russia in the last year, amid unprecedented sanctions imposed by Western countries after Russia deployed tens of thousands of troops to Ukraine. Latest Updates Some departed firms have […]
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