Western companies would be seized by Russia in new legislation
The State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament, approved the bill in the first of three readings on Tuesday.
A customer is reflected in a shop window decorated with Nike store logo at the outlet village Belaya Dacha outside Moscow, Russia, April 23, 2016.Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said in a statement that the law would make it even more imperative for foreign companies in Russia to leave.
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