Russia Seizes Western Yogurt and Beer

As backdrop to the Raiffeisen bank story, consider the Bloomberg report, Russia Seizes Western Yogurt and Beer.

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree in April allowing for "temporary" state control over the assets of companies or individuals from "unfriendly" states — which include the US and its allies.

Sunday's move is the second time the Kremlin has used the decree to seize assets. Previously, Russia took control of utilities owned by Finland's Fortum Oyj and Germany's Uniper SE.

Russia and Ukraine accounted for about 13% of Carlsberg's total sales and about 9% of operating profit in 2021. The company employs about 8,400 people in Russia and had previously separated the operations there from the rest of the group.