{"id":56554,"date":"2025-02-21T17:54:26","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T17:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2025\/02\/21\/putin-prepares-for-return-of-western-companies-to-russia\/"},"modified":"2025-02-21T17:54:26","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T17:54:26","slug":"putin-prepares-for-return-of-western-companies-to-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2025\/02\/21\/putin-prepares-for-return-of-western-companies-to-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin prepares for return of western companies to Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\" class=\"article-header article-header--story\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\" data-aqa=\"nav-breadcrumb\">\n<p>Breadcrumb Trail Links<\/p>\n<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__items list-unstyled\">\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">Financial Times<\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">News<\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">Economy<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<div class=\"article-header__detail\">\n<div class=\"article-header__detail__texts\">\n<p class=\"article-subtitle\">President orders cabinet to give domestic producers preferential treatment as payback for sanctions<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"wire-published-by\">\n<p class=\"visually-hidden\">Author of the article:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"wire-published-by__author-container\">\n<p>Financial Times<\/p>\n<p>Max Seddon in Berlin<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"published-date__since\">Published Feb 21, 2025<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"updated-date__since\">Last updated 13\u00a0hours ago<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"published-date__word-count\">3 minute read<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta__bottom\">\n<div class=\"bookmark-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"popover\" data-aqa=\"popover\" data-click-to-appear=\"True\" data-container=\"\" data-container-offset=\"\" data-no-style=\"\" data-popover-component=\"\" data-position=\"top\" data-sticky=\"\" data-tail-offset=\"200\" data-tail-position=\"right\"><button class=\"popover__trigger bookmark-button\"><span class=\"save-article-button save-article-button--default\" title=\"Save article\" data-article-id=\"fd443ad2-d67f-48fa-b4d7-1bb97cf5c602\" data-evt-skip-click=\"true\"\/><\/button><\/p>\n<div aria-describedby=\"popover-desc-popover-bookmark\" class=\"popover__content\" hidden=\"\" role=\"dialog\">\n<div class=\"popover__content__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"popover__content__text\" id=\"popover-desc-popover-bookmark\">\n<div class=\"bookmark__popover__content\">\n<p>You can save this article by registering for free here. 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https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/no0221putin.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=576&amp;h=432&amp;sig=r7P3x_lMCwmxsdQ1Tx9xqA 2x\" height=\"750\" width=\"1000\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"featured-image__caption image-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Russia&#8217;s President Vladimir Putin attending a meeting at the Supreme Court in Moscow on Feb. 20.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Photo by MIKHAIL METZEL\/POOL\/AFP via Getty Images files<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p data-async=\"\">Vladimir Putin has ordered his cabinet to prepare for the return of western companies, flaunting a potential corporate renaissance from the unfolding United States\u2013Russia rapprochement.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section 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back their presence in the country, according to data compiled by the Kyiv School of Economics Institute.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">Putin\u2019s call with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump last week were followed by the countries\u2019 first high-level talks in three years in Saudi Arabia, where both sides expressed an interest in resuming economic co-operation.<\/p>\n<p>Kirill Dmitriev, the Russian sovereign wealth fund head who helped broker the talks, claims U.S. companies lost US$324 billion from pulling out of the country and has said he expects some of them to return this year.<\/p>\n<p>The KSE institute says U.S. companies only had US$52 billion in assets in Russia, while U.S. companies that left generated just US$36 billion from 2021 to 2023.<\/p>\n<p>A handful of U.S. companies have expressed tentative interest in resuming their Russian operations, according to people familiar with the matter, although none have yet taken any active steps to return.<\/p>\n<p>Foreign minister 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While some have indicated the likes of Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc., as well as several western luxury brands, would be welcome, others have said they should take a back seat to their Russian ersatz replacements.<\/p>\n<p>Denis Manturov, first deputy prime minister, said Russia would \u201cconsider the return of those who fled\u201d before \u201cfinding a solution with those who we have an interest in working with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Manturov said detailed discussions were unlikely until western countries rolled back sanctions, a prospect the U.S. floated after the talks in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>Manturov said Russia was prepared to discuss resuming co-operation with Boeing Co., which was previously one of the largest buyers of Russian titanium, but admitted the cabinet had held no discussions with the U.S. aircraft manufacturer.<\/p>\n<p>Other officials have implied western companies would find it hard to claw back their market position after local players \u2014 in many cases, with strong links to senior Kremlin figures \u2014 emerged to replace them.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_4\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment9603412329396914805734180908957696\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 4<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-4\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"4\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-4\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Moscow\u2019s mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Friday that Renault SA would \u201chardly have a chance\u201d of returning to Russia after the company\u2019s chief executive refused to rule out the prospect.<\/p>\n<section aria-labelledby=\"moreTopicLabel1093113076900112936725850278068224\" class=\"more-topic\" data-aqa=\"embed-more-topic\" data-carousel-component=\"\" data-carousel-icon-button=\"\" data-carousel-type=\"list\">\n<p>Recommended from Editorial<\/p>\n<p><button aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"more-topic__button-prev\" data-carousel-prev=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"previous\" type=\"button\"\/><\/p>\n<ol class=\"more-topic__items list-unstyled\" data-carousel-slide-list=\"\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<li data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" has=\"\" options=\"\" for=\"\" russian=\"\" gas=\"\" after=\"\" ukraine=\"\" route=\"\" closed=\"\" data-carousel-item=\"\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\"> <picture class=\"more-topic__item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An ice-class tanker used for shipping liquefied natural gas sits in the Sabetta sea port near the Yamal LNG plant operated by Novatek PJSC, in Sabetta, Russia. \" data-src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RUSSIA-lng-gs0106.png?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=NK0mtpPHHk3t_ynW8VMTCw\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RUSSIA-lng-gs0106.png?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=5&amp;sig=zCRW-PoMs5aR71Qf8JV19w\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RUSSIA-lng-gs0106.png?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=NK0mtpPHHk3t_ynW8VMTCw, https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RUSSIA-lng-gs0106.png?h=192&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=SbVTL1fdP3avwbRp-tl0Qw 2x,&#10;                                             https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RUSSIA-lng-gs0106.png?h=288&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=Ll7qLD80S-AB1B0xnWhfhw 3x\" class=\"lazyload\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"96\"\/><\/picture>\n<p><span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\">Putin has options for Russian gas after Ukraine route closed<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" stocks=\"\" lead=\"\" selloff=\"\" as=\"\" proxy=\"\" for=\"\" escalating=\"\" russian=\"\" risks=\"\" data-carousel-item=\"\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\"> <picture class=\"more-topic__item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People visit a makeshift memorial paying tribute to Ukrainian and foreign fighters, on the 1,000th day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at Independence Square in Kyiv, on Nov. 19, 2024. \" data-src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ukraine-russia-gs1119.png?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=rITnc7JnaOKZaNiZ6epQ5A\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ukraine-russia-gs1119.png?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=5&amp;sig=2T3QzKxHB5dhNAh5h20GqQ\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ukraine-russia-gs1119.png?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=rITnc7JnaOKZaNiZ6epQ5A, https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ukraine-russia-gs1119.png?h=192&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=znWd4dXf3hV3PKgE9qtU3A 2x,&#10; 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But it maintains a six-year buyback option.<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said western companies were \u201cnot economic operators, but instruments used by hostile regimes in a hybrid war against Russia [that] they agreed to take part in.\u201d She threatened \u201cconsequences\u201d for companies whose countries showed insufficient respect to the Russian and Soviet armies.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a9 2025 The Financial Times Ltd<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__share-group article-delimiter\" data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" data-evt-typ=\"page_scroll\">\n<p>Share this article in your social network<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<br \/>Putin prepares for return of western companies to Russia<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>2025-02-21 17:54:26<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breadcrumb Trail Links Financial Times News Economy President orders cabinet to give domestic producers preferential treatment as payback for sanctions Author of the article: Financial Times Max Seddon in Berlin&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":56555,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-56554","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-economy"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56554"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56554\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media\/56555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}