German retailer Metro AG has increased investment in its Russian stores: in the first half of the financial year, it rose by 21% compared with the same period last year, reaching €17M, according to the group’s report. In the same period, the retailer’s revenue in Russia totalled €1.4B, up 12%.

Check out this new report from our friends at ‪@b4ukraine.org‬ which defines what a responsible corporate exit from Russia actually looks like. It addresses key questions, including at what point do continued operations risk supporting the aggressor’s war economy 👇

Reliance Industries, an Indian conglomerate controlled by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, shipped refinery catalysts worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to Russia during its war on Ukraine, according to data from the @dekleptocracy.bsky.social vetted by @newsweek.com. Full story: bit.ly/49QKvnK

Belarus Ramps Up Arms Pipeline to Russia Amid Sanctions Gaps www.occrp.org/en/news/bela...

Companies operating in states engaged in wars of aggression must move beyond vague commitments and adopt clear, time-bound strategies for responsible disengagement. Our new report outlines a framework for corporate disengagement from Russia amid the ongoing war against Ukraine. Read in full below 🔽

🆕 A new report released today by B4Ukraine defines what a responsible exit from Russia actually looks like. The paper was developed in collaboration with @business-humanrights.org, Essex Human Rights Centre, Kyiv School of Economics, and @investforrights.bsky.social. Full report: bit.ly/49gx3tf

At least £44mn every month for Russia’s war chest — the likely price of the UK government’s recent decision to continue allowing imports of jet fuel and diesel refined from Russian crude in India and other third countries.

🚨 Scandal New revelations from a NDR.de investigation show that Germany’s state-owned firm SEFE actively pushed to restart Russian LNG deliveries in 2023—despite Russia’s war against Ukraine and after a year-long halt following Kremlin sanctions. Egbert Laege of SEFE and Leonid Mikhelson of Novatek

A Russian Kh-101 cruise missile that struck an apartment block in Kyiv on Thursday, killing 24 people and injuring 48, was manufactured in Q2 2026 using Western components, the @financialtimes.com reports, citing Ukrainian authorities.

Europe is acting in open contradiction: it finances Ukraine's defense while allowing its own companies to keep paying taxes into Russia's war budget Russia stops the war for one reason only — when it runs out of money, said expert Ella Skybenko euromaidanpress.com/2026/05/17/r...

In occupied Ukraine, pensions and medical care are denied to those refusing a Russian passport. LexCollective has taken Russia's financial officials to court, as a result "Although financial actors aren't on the front lines, they're the backbone of conflict."

🇬🇧 In October, UK ministers pledged to close the so-called “refining loophole” by banning imports of oil products made from Russian crude in third countries. In January, a government spokesperson told Politico they “expect” the ban to be introduced this spring, giving no explanation for the delay...

Weak enforcement, legal loopholes, and low due diligence standards continue to allow Russia’s war machine to rely on components from Western firms. G7 governments — especially the US — should lead by introducing stricter regulations on microelectronics and other components used in Russian weapons.

💥Big news from Russia's wartime banking sector: 💥 UniCredit will likely sell most of its Russia-based business to an unnamed UAE-based buyer. This will bring Russia's 2nd-largest foreign bank much closer to an exit. That sounds like great news. But we have some questions. tinyurl.com/pmt6scer

In April 2026, the five largest EU importers of Russian fossil fuels paid Russia a combined €1.6 billion, acc. to @creacleanair.bsky.social. The EU’s ban on short-term LNG contracts is a step forward, but the core problem remains long-term contracts. The 21st package needs to close this now.

🇷🇺 NEW | Monthly analysis of Russian fossil fuel exports & sanctions 📈In April 2026, Russia’s monthly fossil fuel export revenues rose a further 4% to EUR 734mn / day, the highest in 2.5 years

Alistair Osborne of @thetimes.com: ““Purpose” statements can say a lot about a company. Take this highfalutin one from Reckitt Benckiser, the Dettol-to-Durex outfit: “We exist to protect, heal and nurture in the pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world.” And how, you ask, does it demonstrate that? 1/4

🇺🇦 On 25–26 April, IPHR participated in @b4ukraine.org 's conference dedicated to strengthening strategies to undermine Russia’s war machine and advance accountability for its illegal invasion of Ukraine. Continued coordination to identify, expose, and disrupt Russia’s war effort remains essential.

🥫 @redbull.com is still doing biz in Russia—paying taxes into a state budget where roughly half is spent on the military. In 2022, the company pledged to pause marketing and new investments. Yet in 2024, Red Bull’s Russian subsidiary reported a 39% surge in net sales. #ExitRussia #StopFundingTheWar

"We have to fight for existing sanctions instead of fighting to increase them," says the head of Ukraine's DiXi Group. As Transatlantic unity erodes, this year is a critical point for the ability of sanction-imposing countries. euromaidanpress.com/2026/04/29/t...

In April, the EU banned exports of CNC machines & radios to Kyrgyzstan due to a surge in the re-export of these items from Kyrgyzstan to Russia. Yet, turbo-jet turbines, electronic integrated circuits, lasers and other optical instruments are still being rerouted through Kyrgyzstan. bit.ly/3OPDRqM

At BASF’s 2026 AGM, Razom We Stand & Ethical Shareholders urge: redirect Germany’s €229M compensation from taxpayer money to Ukraine’s recovery & war victims. Profits made with Russia during war came at a human cost. #BASF must take responsibility. Read our statement👇

Western firms continue operating in the Alabuga Special Economic Zone, where Russia produces Shahed drones. Under sanctions, EU firms had to leave the Alabuga SEZ by January. However, as the @kyivindependent.com found, they remain in place, even though sanctions evasion is a crime. Among them ⬇️

Les outils pour asphyxier l’économie de guerre russe existent. Ce qui manque, c’est la volonté politique de s’en servir. Ce constat a traversé chaque session de la conférence @b4ukraine.org, réunie ce week-end à Kyiv. L’écart entre les ambitions et leur mise en œuvre reste béant. 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine

European governments must stop prioritising short-term corporate gains and commit to a fossil-free future. At a Kyiv conference with @b4ukraine.org, Razom We Stand joined civil society groups to discuss cutting off Russia’s economic resources.

For four years, the message to multinationals has been: leave. Now signals from the US administration point the other way—Exxon could rebuild its Russian business, others could profit from a thaw, #B4Ukraine's Nezir Sinani told the conference. Four years of exit pressure could unwind in months.

African countries and some poorer Asian states are quietly lobbying the US to keep Russia sanctions suspended so they can buy cheaper oil, #B4Ukraine SteerCo member Valeriya Melnichuk told the coalition's conference The pressure for relief isn't only cming from Moscow #ExitRussia #StopFundingTheWar

Sanctions fail at enforcement, not designation. Investigations expose foreign enablers, names land on lists, then nothing changes, said Viktoriia Vyshnivska at B4Ukraine. British optics for F-35s reached Russia via Kyrgyzstan. The seller made her Instagram private. The pipeline held.

B4Ukraine opened a Kyiv conference focused on cutting off economic lifelines sustaining Russia’s war. B4U Co-founder Nataliya Popovych highlighted documented atrocities in Ukraine and the role of thousands of international firms that chose to ignore their complicity.

"If Russia succeeds, the principle of territorial integrity dies. This is why Canada continues to support Ukraine and efforts and defund Russia." B4Ukraine coalition conference in Kyiv kicks off with statement by Canadian Ambassador Natalka Cmoc #B4Ukraine #ExitRussia #StopFundingTheWar

"Any delay today is another day of being complicit in war" - Nezir Sinani, B4Ukraine Executive Director B4Ukraine keeps pushing and pressing on PepsiCo, Raiffeisen Bank & around 2000 other foreign companies who keep making money and paying taxes to the Russian budget.

Raiffeisen Bank handles over half of Russia's financial transactions with the outside world. "Basically a personal bank for the Kremlin," B4Ukraine's Nezir Sinani told the coalition's conference. The Austrian lender is the largest Western company still operating in Russia. #B4Ukraine #ExitRussia

Austria tried to block the EU's latest sanctions on Russia—hoping to unfreeze Russian state assets to cover Raiffeisen's Euro 2 billion loss in a Russian court "A terrible precedent" B4Ukraine's Nezir Sinani told the coalition's conference. The frozen assets belong to Ukraine #B4Ukraine #ExitRussia

Sanctions had cut Russia's oil and gas revenues 12% by late 2025. Last month they rose for the first time. The Iran war and global energy crunch are widening Moscow's taps again, B4Ukraine's Nezir Sinani told the coalition's conference. Europe's 2027 phase-out has to hold. #B4Ukraine #ExitRussia

For four years, companies in Russia have argued that leaving would hurt Russian workers. A new B4Ukraine report rewrites the question: the harm that matters is in Ukraine, not Russia. "It's lost lives versus lost jobs," Ella Skybenko of the Business and Human Rights Center told the conference.

On April 26 in Kyiv, global experts, civil society leaders & policymakers unite to examine the solutions needed to defund and disarm Russia We'll be covering as a media partner-join the conversation! #B4Ukraine #ExitRussia #StopFundingTheWar b4ukraine.org/what-we-do/k...

🚨 Despite the EU’s ban on fuels made from Russian crude, shipments of oil products from refineries using Russian crude keep being unloaded at EU ports, underscoring the urgent need for robust enforcement to ensure Russian oil does not continue entering the EU indirectly. @creacleanair.bsky.social

Following Orbán’s defeat, the EU should decisively accelerate REPowerEU by fulfilling its promise to permanently ban Russian oil imports. We also expect the swift adoption of the EU’s 20th sanctions package, with stronger measures, including a full ban on maritime services for Russian oil & LNG.

The Russian car brand Volga is being revived with the help of Geely Auto, a sister brand of Volvo Cars. The vehicles will feature technology and engines developed by Volvo in Sweden — the same used in the Volvo XC60 and Volvo XC40, according to carup.se. bit.ly/4msgbVy

On Thursday, we protested Raiffeisen's AGM together with @attac.at, @b4ukraine.org, IFOR Austria, and other international partners, standing united against Raiffeisen's ties to fossil fuel giants, military tech companies, and the Russian war machine. Stay tuned for the full video recap! 🎬

🇷🇺 NEW | Monthly analysis of Russian fossil fuel exports & sanctions In Mar 2026, Russia’s monthly fossil fuel export revenues rose to their highest levels in 2 years, to EUR 713mn/day Early estimates show a 114% MoM rise in Russia’s Mineral Extraction Tax revenues, ~EUR 7.4bn

🚨 A Swiss-made material meant for cigarette filters is ending up in Russia’s weapons production. #Cerdia sold $7.3M worth of cellulose acetate to Russia in 2022-2025, according to Trap Aggressor. While marketed for cigarette filters, cellulose acetate is also used in gunpowder and rocket fuel.

The head of Russia’s Ryazan region signed a decree requiring local enterprises to carry out “tasks to recruit candidates for military service under contract.” In Ryazan, Western hypermarket chains remain active, including French retailers Auchan and Leroy Merlin, and German firms METRO and GLOBUS.

🚨 Activists disrupted Raiffeisen’s AGM in Vienna — with a clear message: Get out of Russia! 🔗 b4ukraine.org/whats-new/raiffeisen-agm-2026 @attac.at | @banktrack.bsky.social | @forpeacemaker.bsky.social

Vor und während der Hauptversammlung der #Raiffeisen Bank International protestieren heute Attac, BankTrack, B4Ukraine, Versöhnungsbund gegen die skandalöse Geschäftspolitik. Die RBI füllt weiterhin Putins Kriegskasse, heizt die Klimakrise an und investiert in den US-Überwachungskonzern Palantir.

Just like last year, I'm here with @banktrack.bsky.social at the Raiffeisen Bank International AGM. Expecting investors to question the bank on its dubious Russia exit strategy, as described in a recent BT paper with @b4ukraine.org and the KSE Institute: www.banktrack.org/download/the...

🚫 Ukraine’s job platform Work.ua has doubled its rates for firms cooperating with Raiffeisen Bank and PepsiCo, citing their continued biz in Russia. The CEO urges retail chains & gas stations to remove PepsiCo products from their shelves and calls on businesses to cease cooperation with Raiffeisen.

Russian energy influence hasn’t disappeared, it’s gone underground. Shadow fleets, hidden companies, and quiet lobbying still shape Europe’s #energy choices. Our new report reveals how it works. Sanctions must not weaken. razomwestand.com/new-report-f...

Ahead of Raiffeisen’s AGM, a new briefing by @banktrack.bsky.social, B4Ukraine and KSE shows that leaving Russia is far less costly than staying. It challenges the bank’s claim of having no exit options, highlighting that leaving is both a moral and financial imperative. bit.ly/RBI_investor_briefing

On Thursday, Raiffeisen Bank holds its AGM in Vienna. B4Ukraine & @banktrack.bsky.social will be in attendance to question the bank's bosses on its continued failure to cease its Russian business. Together with partners we’ll also protest outside against RBI’s ties to the Russian war economy.