Pernod Ricard says it will continue to export bottles to Russia, excluding Swedish vodka Absolut. The French group has been criticized for quietly resuming exports to Russia after initially suspending them due to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
The group continues to ship other brands into the country to maintain a certain level of activity locally and "protect local teams" from possible accusations of "intentional bankruptcy" The group intends to "continue" to ship alcohol to Russia "before seeing more clearly", he added.