Russia Places French Retailers Auchan, Nestlé, Leroy Merlin Under Guardianship

Russia has placed the Russian subsidiaries of French retailers Auchan, Nestlé, and Leroy Merlin under external management, a move Paris condemns and which may precede forced sales. This escalates the Kremlin's asset-control campaign against Western firms, signaling heightened expropriation risk for remaining foreign businesses in Russia.