Ukrainian authorities have added Bacardi Limited, the world's largest private spirits company, to the "international sponsors of war" list on August 10, because the Bermuda-based company continues to do business in Russia. The company reportedly kept exporting millions of dollars' worth of alcoholic beverages to Russia and has been advertising for new employees. The list of "international sponsors of war' includes Austrian bank group Raiffeisen, British consumer goods company Unilever, Hungary's OTP Bank, French retail giant Auchan and several other well-known companies that continue to do business in Russia. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
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