Dutch Businessman Helps Russia Import Western Brands Like Nike, Lego – Reuters

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they exited the country in 2022 over the war in Ukraine, Reuters said, citing customs data, corporate records, internal company documents
and Herinckx himself.Businesses like his underscore the challenges Western countries face in trying to make Russian consumers feel the
Russia, ships them to Russia, often via Turkey, and finally delivers them to retailers.He told Reuters that his Russian firm employs 82
people and forecasts revenues of 35 million euros ($37 million) this year, up from $23.7 million in 2023.Nike and Lego told Reuters they had
brands that left the country in response to the invasion.Over 1,000 foreign companies have announced that they are ending or curtailing
operations in Russia since the invasion of Ukraine, according to a tally by researchers at the Yale University School of Management.Russia
2022.These so-called parallel imports totaled more than $70 billion in the two years up to the end of 2023, Russia said.