Renault suspends Russian business after Zelensky’s speech
By Reuters
24 March 2022 |
2:57 pm
French car giant Renault announced Wednesday it was immediately suspending operations at its Moscow factory after Kyiv called for a boycott of the company for remaining in Russia.
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