PARIS – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky used an address to France’s parliament on Wednesday to call on French companies still working in Russia to “stop sponsoring” the Kremlin’s aggression against his country.
In the wake of his speech, and a call by his foreign minister for a boycott of automaker Renault for not exiting Russia, the car giant froze production at its factory outside Moscow. It also said it was considering its options concerning its Russian joint venture.
During a 15-minute video address in his trademark green T-shirt, Zelensky took aim at “people who bury their heads in the sand and try to find money in Russia”.
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