Auchan states it did not help Russian army
French supermarket chain Auchan has announced that it did not provide Russian soldiers with any goods.
Source: the company's statement published on the Auchan Retail website
Quote: "Auchan Retail flatly denies the statements made in this investigative report and their interpretation. Auchan Retail is extremely surprised by these allegations, which are in no way corroborated by the reality of its internal investigation."
Details: The company has stated that its shops in Russia provide help "only for the civilian population" and did not conduct any charitable collections for the Russian army.
Auchan has reported that the city hall of Saint Petersburg made an order in March 2022 for "collecting aid for the population", and there were no goods in the list that could have been destined for soldiers.
The company has also insisted on not having any points of collecting humanitarian aid for Donbas in its Russian supermarkets.
Background:
- The Insider, Le Monde and Bellingcat published their joint investigation that showed that the Russian subsidiary company of the French Auchan supplied goods to Russian soldiers on occupied Ukrainian territories as humanitarian aid to civilians.
- Auchan Ukraine stated they were shocked with the investigation and demanded explanations from the French office.
- Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs, said that he would discuss this investigation with his French counterpart Catherine Colonna.
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