Store selskaper som McDonald’s og Ikea møter nå press om å avslutte sine operasjoner i Russland. Også oljeselskaper som Shell møter dette presset. Resultatet kan bli enda høyere energipriser.

«We are appalled by the war in Ukraine and have already made clear our intention to exit joint ventures with Gazprom – which is majority-owned by the Russian government – and related entities, as well as intending to end our involvement with a significant project to pipe gas from Russia to Europe.»

The company announced earlier this week that it is cutting ties with Gazprom.

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In the statement, Shell acknowledged that it recently purchased crude oil from Russia and understands that will be viewed as a controversial move.

«Yesterday we made the difficult decision to purchase a cargo of Russian crude oil,» Shell said. «Our refineries produce petrol and diesel as well as other products that people rely on every day. To be clear, without an uninterrupted supply of crude oil to refineries, the energy industry cannot assure continued provision of essential products to people across Europe over the weeks ahead. Cargoes from alternative sources would not have arrived in time to avoid disruptions to market supply.»

McDonald’s fikk brev fra pensjonsfondet til de offentlig ansatte i New York med krav om at de innstiller foreløpig.

Major global brands, including McDonald’s Corp (MCD.N), PepsiCo Inc (PEP.O) and the Estee Lauder Cos Inc. should consider pausing their operations in Russia, New York state’s pension fund chief wrote in letters to several companies on Friday.

Other companies that received the letter were Mondelez International Inc, Fortinet Inc, Kimberly-Clark Corp, Bunge Ltd, Coty Inc, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Trimble Inc.

Calls to boycott McDonald’s, other brands in wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine