# Putin places Japan Tobacco’s Russian assets under temporary administration

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/putin-places-japan-tobaccos-russian-assets-under-temporary-administration/
- Published: 2026-11-05T15:16:08+00:00
- Original publisher: CNA (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/putin-places-japan-tobaccos-russian-assets-under-temporary-administration-6527636
- Topics: Asia, Europe, World

## Key points

- JTI’s stakes in four Russian businesses are under temporary management.
- The decree named Industrial Assets but gave no reason.
- The move comes amid worsening relations between Moscow and Tokyo.

## Summary

The newly added coverage places Putin’s move against Japan Tobacco International in the context of worsening relations between Russia and Japan. A Russian decree transferred JTI’s stakes in four Russian businesses to temporary management, adding to Moscow’s wider takeover of foreign-owned assets.

The decree named Russian company Industrial Assets as manager but gave no reason for the decision. JTI, part of Japan Tobacco Inc., describes itself as Russia’s biggest tobacco manufacturer by sales volume and did not immediately comment. Russia has also taken control of assets belonging to Nestlé, Metro, Auchan and four other European companies in recent months; Moscow has linked similar actions to support for Ukraine and alleged illegal expropriation of Russian property.

## Coverage

- [CNA: Putin places Japan Tobacco’s Russian assets under temporary administration](https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/putin-places-japan-tobaccos-russian-assets-under-temporary-administration-6527636)
- [The Moscow Times: Kremlin Seizes Japan Tobacco International’s Russian Assets](https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/11/05/kremlin-seizes-japan-tobacco-internationals-russian-assets-a94186)

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