Russia Ties Nestle, Auchan Asset Grabs to Europe Aid for Ukraine
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- Bloomberg Politicsseen 18 Sept, 17:44headline rewritten
Russia Grabs Nestle Assets in Biggest Seizure Since 2024Russia Ties Nestle, Auchan Asset Grabs to Europe Aid for Ukraine - Le Monde Englishseen 18 Sept, 17:44description edited
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A decree issued by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday led authorities to seize the residual assets of three French firms, as well as Swiss food giant Nestlé, in the latest response to Western sanctions against Moscow over the Ukraine conflict.Moscow defended on Friday a decree issued by Russian President Vladimir Putin the previous evening that led authorities to seize the residual assets of three French firms, as well as Swiss food giant Nestlé, in the latest response to Western sanctions against Moscow over the Ukraine conflict.
- Le Monde Englishseen 18 Sept, 23:55description edited
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Moscow defended on Friday a decree issued by Russian President Vladimir Putin the previous evening that led authorities to seize the residual assets of three French firms, as well as Swiss food giant Nestlé, in the latest response to Western sanctions against Moscow over the Ukraine conflict.Moscow defended on Friday a decree issued by Russian President Vladimir Putin the previous evening that led authorities to seize assets of three French firms, as well as Swiss food giant Nestlé, the latest response to Western sanctions over the Ukraine conflict.
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Thu, 17 September 2026
5 reports- Bloomberg Politics17:28first to reportedited after publishing
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Russia Grabs Nestle Assets in Biggest Seizure Since 2024The Kremlin linked the seizure of Russian assets belonging to Swiss food giant Nestle SA and French supermarket chain Auchan to European military support for Ukraine.
- Libération (France)18:13
Selon un décret présidentiel publié ce jeudi, les actifs russes des entreprises suisse et française vont être gérés, de façon temporaire, par la société russe «L.E.V. Management».
- Le Figaro (France)18:56
D’après un décret signé ce jeudi par Vladimir Poutine, «L.E.V Management» absorbera les actifs des trois entreprises.
- RMF24 (Poland)19:26
Moskwa kładzie łapę na Auchan i Nestle. Putin wydał dekret
- iDNES (Czechia)21:49
Ruský prezident Vladimir Putin nařídil převést ruská aktiva švýcarské potravinářské skupiny Nestlé a francouzského řetězce supermarketů Auchan pod dočasnou správu. Podle dekretu byla dočasnou správou pověřena společnost L.E.V. Management.
Fri, 18 September 2026
12 reports- Le Monde English08:49edited after publishing ×2
Moscow defended on Friday a decree issued by Russian President Vladimir Putin the previous evening that led authorities to seize assets of three French firms, as well as Swiss food giant Nestlé, the latest response to Western sanctions over the Ukraine conflict.
- Channel News Asia09:38
- Tagesschau (Germany)09:49
Auch nach Ausbruch des Ukraine-Krieges produzierte Nestlé weiter in Russland. Nun stellt Präsident Putin das Russland-Geschäft des Schweizer Lebensmittelkonzerns per Dekret unter Zwangsverwaltung. Es ist nicht der erste Konzern, dem das passiert.
- Die Zeit (Germany)09:50Nestlé, Auchan, Leroy Merlin: Russland stellt Geschäft von Nestlé und Auchan unter eigene Verwaltung
Die Russland-Geschäfte der Konzerne Nestlé und Auchan werden ab sofort von einer russischen Gesellschaft verwaltet. Nestlé kündigte an, seine Rechte schützen zu wollen.
- Novinky (Czechia)10:03
Ruský prezident Vladimir Putin převedl pod dočasnou správu ruská aktiva švýcarského potravinářského koncernu Nestlé či francouzského maloobchodního řetězce Auchan. Vyplývá to z prezidentského dekretu ze 17. září. Dekret se týká celkem šestnácti firem, mezi nimi je také společnost Le Monlid, která provozuje síť Lemana PRO, dříve působící v Rusku pod značkou francouzského řetězce Leroy Merlin.
- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)11:19
Il Cremlino mette le mani sui colossi occidentali che ancora operano in Russia. Le attività della multinazionale svizzera Nestlé, della catena francese della grande distribuzione Auchan e dell’ex gruppo Leroy Merlin – ribattezzato Lemana Pro nel Paese nel 2024 – sono state trasferite a un’unica società russa, in base a un decreto del presidente Vladimir […] L'articolo Mosca confisca le attività di Auchan, Nestlé e Leroy Merlin: “I loro paesi ci fanno la guerra” proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano .
- La Repubblica (Italy)11:19
Con un decreto del Cremlino le attività dei due colossi e di altri due gruppi francesi passano sotto la gestione di una controllata del governo
- Index.hr (Croatia)13:44
KREMLJ je donio odluku o preuzimanju ruske imovine švicarskog Nestléa i francuskog Auchana. Odluka je dio šireg vala nacionalizacije imovine tvrtki iz 'neprijateljskih' zemalja.
- Google News - Europe query14:30
Russia says Nestle, Auchan asset seizures payback for Europe's actions Daily Sabah
- Le Monde (France)16:04
Le décret de Vladimir Poutine est tombé tard jeudi 17 septembre. Il confie les actifs en Russie de ces multinationales ainsi que ceux de FM Logistic à une microentreprise russe inconnue, société-écran qui hérite de la charge de leur « administration temporaire ». En attendant leur nationalisation ou leur reprise par un proche du régime.
- Kyiv Post (Ukraine)17:38
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree transferring the Russian assets of French retailer Auchan, Swiss food giant Nestlé, and logistics firms FM Logistics and Bati Logistics to AO L.E.V. Management, a Moscow-registered company with undisclosed ownership. The same decree covers Le Monlid, the former Leroy Merlin entity. Both Auchan and Nestlé scaled back Russian operations after 2022.
- Le Figaro (France)20:07
DÉCRYPTAGE - Les entreprises étrangères encore présentes à Moscou font face à un risque de reprise en main de leurs activités par les autorités.