31 July, 2025
After feigning its withdrawal from Russia in 2023, Leroy Merlin remains the largest foreign consumer goods company operating in the country.According to estimates by the Kyiv School of Economics, since the start of the full-scale invasion, the French DIY giant has generated approximately $21 billion in revenue in Russia and paid at least $375 million in corporate taxes, including $128 million in 2024 alone.This month, several Russian propaganda outlets claimed that Leroy Merlin products were being used by the Russian military in its war against Ukraine.
The B4Ukraine coalition, of which Stand With Ukraine is a member, has repeatedly attempted to open a constructive dialogue with the company. Leroy Merlin has chosen to remain silent.In 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky...
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31 July, 2025
At Stand With Ukraine, we continue our commitment to humane, sustainable reconstruction rooted in the real-life experiences of the regions.As part of our #MistoMatch initiative, which aims to strengthen local cooperation between Ukrainian and French cities, we organized a field mission to Le Havre.
This was the third visit in three years for the Mayor of Mariupol, Vadym Boychenko, to this emblematic city of post-war reconstruction in France.
The objective: to meet with key stakeholders in urban planning, social housing, and local development to identify best practices to share with Ukrainian partners.On the agenda: an immersion with Logeo Seine, represented by Maxence Gourdault-Montagne and Marie Nguyen Khoa, through two concrete projects:
The LOPOFA in Sainte-Adresse, bui...
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30 July, 2025
Vendredi, au Havre, dans l’emblématique Halle aux Poissons, il y avait des sourires, de la passion pour la cuisine, des découvertes gourmandes et surtout, beaucoup de solidarité franco-ukrainienne .Une soirée lumineuse pour célébrer la fin d’un parcours intensif de formation culinaire pour nos 11 stagiaires ukrainiens, déplacés de Marioupol, qui ont reçu leur diplôme, mais aussi bien plus que cela.Ce projet, Stand With Ukraine, a le plaisir de le porter pour la deuxième fois aux côtés du chef étoilé Thierry Marx et de son école Cuisine Mode d'Emploi-S-, en partenariat avec la Ville du Havre, la municipalité de la ville de Mariupol et son maire en exil Vadym Boïtchenko, et le Lycée des Métiers de l'Hôtellerie et des Services Jules Le Cesne, et avec le soutien f...
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