Folks stroll previous a closed retailer of the sporting items retailer Nike at a shopping center in Saint Petersburg, Russia Might 25, 2022. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
Sept 16 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy mentioned on Friday he had spoken to Nike Inc and thanked the U.S. sportswear maker for making what he referred to as the “proper determination” to tug out of Russia.
“That is an instance of how enterprise can play a major position in defending humanity and freedom,” he mentioned in a nightly video tackle. “If a state chooses the trail of terror, it’s the obligation of each self-respecting firm to distance itself from such a state.”
The Ukrainian chief offered no additional particulars. Nike officers weren’t instantly out there for remark.
Russia calls its actions in Ukraine a “particular operation.”
Nike instructed Reuters on June 23 that it was making a full exit from Russia, after saying in March it might quickly droop operations in any respect its Nike-owned and -operated shops in Russia in response to Moscow’s actions in Ukraine. learn extra
Nike joined different main manufacturers in confirming its full departure from the Russian market. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS), which was the main provider of handsets to Russia as of the fourth quarter of 2021, froze shipments in early March citing “present geopolitical developments.”
However Izvestia this week quoted a supply near the corporate as saying gross sales may resume in October, with provides of apparatus to retailers and a resumption of its official on-line retailer. Samsung mentioned nothing had been determined. learn extra
Reporting by Elaine Monaghan
Modifying by David Ljunggren and Matthew Lewis
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