Analysis: Western companies have a habit of dealing with dictators. Russia shined a spotlight on them

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'The mass exodus of Western businesses from Russia shines a spotlight on what some of those companies were doing in Russia in the first place -- and why it took an act of war to make them change their tune,' writes Allison Morrow | Analysis

New York The war in Ukraine sparked a never-before-seen mass exodus of businesses from Russia. Corporations that spent years gaining a foothold in the growing consumer market pulled out nearly overnight, with their lucrative operations suddenly looking like liabilities.

The exodus shines a spotlight on what some of those companies were doing in Russia in the first place — and why it took an act of war to make them change their tune. One company particularly in that spotlight is Nokia.On Monday, the New York Times revealed how Nokia has for years provided equipment and services that propped up Russia's vast surveillance system that has been used to spy on dissidents.

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It's a lesson to the world, don't depend on foreign businesses.

I think that we have to bury the globalization five feet under the ground. The idea, that democratisation will follow after doing business with dictators was naive from the beginning. We have to continue pressing western companies to stop doing business with dictators.

I pray these business never return to that murderous country. PutinMeetWillSmith PutinWarFailedToGetTrumpReelected RepublicanMottoPutinFirst GOP

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Very interesting,

Maybe the ex-defeated President knows why.

The question now is, are they going to exit from China once Taiwan is invaded, too?

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Propaganda, no evidence, sorry CNN

I'm wondering why you're worried about another's backyard when your backyard is dirty as hell United States government and I'm the perfect witness against you since you're still haven't gave me Justice or an individual that's to protect and serve a strong foreign and domestic ter

same could be said of China with their atrocities against the Uyghurs.

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