According to a new report from B4Ukraine, the KSE Institute, and SqueezingPutin.com, international companies could be funding one million Russian soldiers through taxes paid in the country. The G7 and allied countries must urgently address the role their companies play in Russia today and its impact on the Ukrainian population and the outcome of the war. Read the Newsweek report via the
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Putin launched 629 drones and missiles against Ukraine last night. Yes, 629.Despite the prowess of Ukraine's air defenses (589 targets destroyed), the toll is tragic:19 dead, including 4 children – the youngest was only 2 years old. 48 injured. 10 missing.And what did Russia target?Residential buildings. An Intercity+ high-speed train from Kyiv to Kharkiv. The EU Mission in Kyiv, seriously damaged. The British Council, also hit.Bombing civilians, children, diplomats, cultural institutions: this is the true face of Russia. Putin's empty statements abroad don't mask the reality: he seeks neither peace nor dialogue, only terror.Faced with this barbarity, the world cannot look away:Massive new sanctions against Russia are needed. W...
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$60 billion: This is the colossal sum that foreign companies have paid in taxes to Russia since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.In 2024 alone: $20 billion, enough to fund more than a million Russian soldiers. The new report by B4Ukraine, KSE Institute, and Squeezing Putin—a coalition of which Stand with Ukraine is a member—reveals that 17 of the 20 largest foreign taxpayers in Russia come from the G7 or the EU.In short: while Russia wages a hybrid war against our democracies: disinformation, cyberattacks, political destabilization, our own companies continue to fuel the Kremlin's war budget.France is directly affected:• Leroy Merlin → $6.8 billion in revenue in Russia in 2024 → $128 million in corporate income tax (5th largest foreign taxpayer).• ...
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