Cadbury chocolate-owner Mondelez defends staying in Russia
Mondelez boss Dirk Van de Put says it was the "right decision" to remain after the war with Ukraine.
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"I think over time you try to be neutral in the whole conflict. We're not trying to take any side."
— Dirk Van de Put , Executive
"They would have confiscated our plant. It would have probably given them a much bigger source of income."
— Dirk Van de Put , Executive
"Continuing to operate in a nation responsible for the deaths of countless Ukrainian civilians and the abduction of thousands of children cannot be justified under any definition of 'business as usual'."
— Alex Sobel , Activist
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Mondelez boss Dirk Van de Put says it was the "right decision" to remain after the war with Ukraine.
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