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Putin’s Temporary Control of Metro Unit Reaps Funds for War Push

The local unit of German grocer Metro said it committed 1 billion rubles ($12.4 million) to Russia’s war effort a month after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered it be put into temporary administration.

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Bloomberg· Oct 23, 4:05 PMPutin’s Temporary Control of Metro Unit Reaps Funds for War Push

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