Ukraine

[niemeyjt]

According to "The Times" Russia accounts for 10% of Leroy Merlin's revenue. I shall be boycotting them and I have returned my loyalty card.

https://www.connexionfrance.com/article ... sia-stance

Add to your list: Renault, Nestle, Auchan, Leroy Merlin, Decathlon, Danone, Flunch, Adeo, Bricoman, Kiabi and Pimkie.

[Bayleaf]

I thought Renault had bowed out due to pressure? I think it said they would continue to support their staff who would otherwise be without an income.

It's a tricky one - as some of these businesses have no effect on Putrid whatsoever. He would never consume anything from Auchan, for example, and he doesn't care if his people suffer. Again, thousands of workers would, plus the customers who need to eat (and many of those customers trying to protest, bravely, against Putrid and his current evil).

It's a tough call.

[ajm]

AFAIK Decathlon are also shutting their shops .

[Blaze]

AFAIK Decathlon are also shutting their shops .

Yes, they are.

https://www.lefigaro.fr/conjoncture/dec ... t-20220329

They're part of the Mulliez group who own Leroy Merlin, Auchan, Pimkie, Boulanger and many other names.
At the moment Leroy Merlin and Auchan (which is their biggest money spinner in Russia) are staying open.

[Hotrodder]

OH read today that the Russians had dropped one on a Red Cross building.
Is that man totally off his head?
Or is the rest of the world off their head for letting this happen?

[Blaze]

It's all part of destroying the morale of the Ukrainians, just as they did in Syria and Grozny. They have no conscience because they know that no-one can hit back in the same way. We can only hope that one day Putin will pay for his war crimes.

[Bayleaf]

I see Putrid the Evil is dangling carrots to Syrians to get them to sign up. $7000 each for each deployment.



Not wanting to lose anymore of his own troops, he's reaching out for mercenaries - and use them as cannon fodder instead. Desperate Syrians (obviously the ones who were happy with when he bombed their country) will sign up like sacrificial lambs.

There are no words strong enough for how I feel about that "person" .........

Oddly - as you can see, the page won't load, even though it's still on the BBC site. Hopefully that means it's more false news from Russia ....

And I see the White House is stirring things up again - not sure Biden is helping when he opens his mouth to speak!!

[Spardo]

It's all part of destroying the morale of the Ukrainians, just as they did in Syria and Grozny. They have no conscience because they know that no-one can hit back in the same way. We can only hope that one day Putin will pay for his war crimes.

Absolutely, and as to boycotts, Auchans small supermarket is the only grocer within 15 kms of here, I think it might hurt us more than them.

[niemeyjt]

More on Syrian Mercenaries - https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-middle-east-60931180

As for Biden - we all knew he was suffering from dementia years ago - the US's Francois Hollande - another example of what happens when you vote for someone because they are not someone else.

[Blaze]

Not wanting to lose anymore of his own troops, he's reaching out for mercenaries - and use them as cannon fodder instead. Desperate Syrians (obviously the ones who were happy with when he bombed their country) will sign up like sacrificial lambs.

Frankly they won't get a jot of sympathy from me. You'd have thought they'd had enough of war.

On the BBC, Putin is being misled by fearful advisers, US says.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60936117