Ikea closes all stores and factories in Russia amid exodus of western firms
"Russia shoudl be thrown back into the Stone Age to make sure that the oil and gas industry and any other sensitive industries that are vital for survival of the regime cannot function wihtout Western technolofical support. - Gary Kasparov

Kasparov calls on world powers to throw Russia 'back into the Stone Age'
H&M, Oracle and videogame maker EA add to corporate condemnation of Russia
Apple halts sales of products to Russia, restricts access to Russian news apps
One by one, global companies are cutting their ties to Russia
EA is cutting Russian teams from its FIFA and NHL games over the Ukraine invasion
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中國民眾發起抵制IKEA 但80％商品都是中國製造
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