{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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These funds are reportedly used to purchase military equipment for Russian troops.","category":"Conflict & Security","area":"Ukraine","publishedAt":"2026-11-13T12:45:26.685Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-11-13T11:31:36.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-13T12:45:26.685Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":60,"critic":65,"hype":45,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to Bloomberg and independent media; two outlets published full reports.","critic":"Reports quote affected parties and explain why the story matters; facts are separate from comment.","hype":"Headlines use strong language like 'financing Putin's war' but are somewhat supported by the text."}},"tags":["#UkraineWar","#RussianEconomy","#CorporateResponsibility","#Sanctions","#InternationalBusiness"],"entities":["Vladimir Putin","Bloomberg","AkzoNobel","Rockwool","AB InBev","Metro AG"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Western companies seized by Russia are now funding the war in Ukraine, with donations totalling at least 7.1 billion rubles ($86.6 million).","The funds are channelled to support the war effort, including the purchase of drones and military equipment.","Donations come from Russian subsidiaries of companies like AkzoNobel, Can-Pack, AB InBev, Metro AG, and Rockwool.","These companies are under temporary Russian management, with parent companies stating they have lost oversight."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Russian subsidiaries of Western companies, placed under temporary state management, have collectively donated at least 7.1 billion rubles (approximately $86.6 million) to support the war in Ukraine. Corporate disclosures and financial data compiled by Bloomberg and independent media indicate these funds are used to acquire military equipment, including drones and vehicles, for Russian troops. The money is largely directed to the 'Everything for Victory!' project, managed by President Vladimir Putin’s political coalition, the People’s Front."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Parent companies of these subsidiaries have stated they no longer have oversight of their former Russian operations. For example, a spokesperson for AkzoNobel told Bloomberg that the company had lost all visibility into the activities of its Russian entities. The seizures are part of a 2023 decree by President Putin allowing state control over assets from countries deemed 'unfriendly' due to their support for Ukraine."},{"type":"heading","text":"Donations by specific companies"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Among the reported donations, AkzoNobel’s Russian manager reportedly transferred 3 billion rubles ($36.6 million) to purchase military equipment. The Russian unit of Polish packaging manufacturer Can-Pack donated 1.5 billion rubles ($18.3 million). The Russian joint venture of Belgian brewer AB InBev and Turkey’s Anatoly Efes disclosed a donation of 1 billion rubles ($12.2 million), as did the Russian business of German wholesale retailer Metro AG. Danish insulation manufacturer Rockwool’s Russian unit donated 600 million rubles ($7.3 million)."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated or centre-rated reports mentioned the specific figure of $5.7 billion in voluntary contributions that exiled business outlet The Bell reported the Russian government expects from businesses to plug the country’s budget deficit."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"United24","url":"https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/russia-seized-western-companies-now-their-assets-are-helping-fund-its-war-in-ukraine-24343","headline":"Russia Seized Western Companies—Now Their Assets Are Helping Fund Its War in Ukraine","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-13T11:31:36.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The Moscow Times","url":"https://themoscowtimes.com/2026/11/13/seized-western-businesses-donate-86m-to-russian-war-effort-a94252","headline":"Seized Western Businesses Donate $86M to Russian War Effort","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-13T11:04:52.000Z"},{"sourceName":"tvrain.tv","url":"https://tvrain.tv/news/inostrannye-kompanii-peredannye-putinym-vo-vremennoe-upravlenie-tratjat-milliardy-rublej-na-finansirovanie-armii-bloomberg-578350","headline":"Bloomberg: Seized Companies Finance Russia's Army","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-13T10:20:48.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Aktuality.sk","url":"https://aktuality.sk/clanok/QKdabsz/takto-europske-korporaty-financuju-putinovu-vojnu","headline":"This Is How European Corporations Are Financing Putin's War","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-13T09:30:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"unn.ua","url":"https://unn.ua/news/zakhopleni-putinym-inozemni-kompanii-dopomahaiut-finansuvaty-voiennu-mashynu-rf-bloomberg","headline":"Foreign Companies Captured by Putin Help Finance Russian Military Machine","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-13T09:24:54.373Z"},{"sourceName":"Stirile Pro TV","url":"https://stirileprotv.ro/stiri/international/companiile-straine-preluate-de-rusia-ajung-sa-finanteze-armata-lui-putin-milioane-de-euro-pentru-drone.html","headline":"Foreign Companies Seized by Russia End up Financing Putin's Army. 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