British American Tobacco to withdraw from Russia over its invasion of Ukraine
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} British American Tobacco is to offload its Russian business due to the country’s invasion of Ukraine. We have initiated the process to rapidly transfer our Russian business in full compliance with international and local laws British American Tobacco It comes after a raft of consumer firms, including rival tobacco giant Imperial, halted their production and sales in Russia due to the war. In a statement, the company said: “Today, we have initiated the process to rapidly transfer our Russian business in full compliance with international and local laws.
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