Soon after Russian troops invaded his country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a plea to Western companies: "Leave Russia,” he said. "Make sure that the Russians do not receive a single penny.”
Hundreds of companies answered the call. Politicians and activists predicted that it would help strangle the Russian economy and undermine the Kremlin’s war effort.
Russian President Vladimir Putin had other plans.
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