# Seized Western Businesses Donate $86M to Russian War Effort

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/seized-western-businesses-donate-86m-to-russian-war-effort/
- Published: 2026-11-13T11:04:52+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T11:23:54+00:00
- Original publisher: The Moscow Times
- Original article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/11/13/seized-western-businesses-donate-86m-to-russian-war-effort-a94252
- Topics: Europe, World

## Key points

- Seized Western firms’ Russian units gave 7.1 billion roubles to the war effort.
- Most donations funded drones, vehicles and communications equipment.
- Russia’s military budget is projected to top 17 trillion roubles this year.

## Summary

Russian subsidiaries of seized Western businesses donated 7.1 billion roubles, or about $86.6 million, to support Russia’s war effort in Ukraine, according to corporate disclosures and financial data. The donations show how local managers who took control from foreign owners are demonstrating support for the Kremlin, while former parent companies say they have lost oversight of their Russian operations.

The largest reported contribution was 3 billion roubles from the Russian manager of AkzoNobel, which also controls DKC Europe’s Russian operations; it reportedly went towards military equipment. Can-Pack’s Russian unit gave 1.5 billion roubles, the AB InBev-Efes joint venture and Metro AG’s Russian business each disclosed 1 billion, and Rockwool’s unit gave 600 million. Most funds went to the People’s Front’s “Everything for Victory!” project and were used to buy drones, vehicles, communications systems and other equipment; Russia’s military budget is projected to exceed 17 trillion roubles this year.

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