Metro Russia donates 1B rubles to troops fund after Kremlin seizes assets

German wholesaler Metro's Russian unit donated 1 billion rubles to a fund equipping Russian troops, weeks after Putin placed its assets under temporary management. The move signals corporate accommodation to Kremlin pressure, raising questions about the extent of coercion versus voluntary compliance. This is a notable instance of a Western firm's Russian subsidiary funding military efforts amid escalating asset seizures.

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