Daily Memo: Kyiv Targets Alibaba, Brazil Buys Russia Fuel

The Chinese e-commerce site is very active in Russia.

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Russia sponsor. Ukraine has added China’s Alibaba Group to the list of international sponsors of Russia’s war effort. Ukraine’s National Agency on Corruption Prevention said the company’s hugely popular e-commerce site operates in Russia as an outlet for the sale of foreign goods. It was also reported earlier this year that firms buying copper from […]

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