# Putin takes control of Japan Tobacco International’s Russian operations

https://mins.news/en/item/131040

- euronews, 2026-11-05 16:21 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/05/putin-seizes-russian-operations-of-cigarette-giant-japan-tobacco-international

> A decree transferred JTI’s four factories in Russia, about 4,000 employees and roughly 40% of the country’s cigarette market to a state-linked holding company. The latest seizure adds to a list that includes Nestlé, Auchan, Leroy Merlin and Metro.

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