{"id":150810,"date":"2025-06-02T00:53:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T00:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/150810\/"},"modified":"2025-06-02T00:53:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T00:53:16","slug":"cadbury-owners-disrespect-to-mps-over-russia-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/150810\/","title":{"rendered":"Cadbury owner&#8217;s &#8216;disrespect&#8217; to MPs over Russia demand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By CITY &amp; FINANCE REPORTER <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Updated:  16:50 EDT, 1 June 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Leading MPs have accused Cadbury owner Mondelez of being &#8216;too busy counting its profits&#8217; to respond to criticism over selling its chocolate in Russia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">More than 70 MPs and peers accused the firm of &#8216;funding Russia&#8217;s war machine&#8217; by continuing to trade in the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The group has called on Mondelez boss Dirk Van de Put to pull the company out of Russia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Alex Sobel, chairman of the UK&#8217;s All-Party Parliamentary Group on Ukraine, said failing to respond to MPs was a sign of &#8216;disrespect&#8217; to Parliament.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-d725a836918903b4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/98943477-14769929-image-m-19_1748800828366.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Counting its profits:\u00a0More than 70 MPs and peers have accused Cadbury owner of 'funding Russia's war machine' by continuing to trade in the country\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Counting its profits:\u00a0More than 70 MPs and peers have accused Cadbury owner of &#8216;funding Russia&#8217;s war machine&#8217; by continuing to trade in the country<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He added: &#8216;Mondelez must exit Russia now or face the consequences of funding the Kremlin&#8217;s war machine.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Tory MP Sir John Whittingdale, who sits on the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, said the firm was &#8216;too busy&#8217; counting its profits in Russia to respond to MPs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A Mondelez spokesman said it had &#8216;scaled down&#8217; its activities in the country.<\/p>\n<p>DIY INVESTING PLATFORMS<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1748825593_401_A J Bell 2022_122X84.png\" alt=\"Easy investing and ready-made portfolios\" \/>AJ Bell<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1748825593_401_A J Bell 2022_122X84.png\" alt=\"Easy investing and ready-made portfolios\" \/>AJ Bell<\/p>\n<p>Easy investing and ready-made portfolios<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/HL-Logo_122x84.jpg\" alt=\"Free fund dealing and investment ideas\" \/>Hargreaves Lansdown<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/HL-Logo_122x84.jpg\" alt=\"Free fund dealing and investment ideas\" \/>Hargreaves Lansdown<\/p>\n<p>Free fund dealing and investment ideas<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ii_thisismoney_122x84.png\" alt=\"Flat-fee investing from \u00a34.99 per month\" \/>interactive investor<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ii_thisismoney_122x84.png\" alt=\"Flat-fee investing from \u00a34.99 per month\" \/>interactive investor<\/p>\n<p>Flat-fee investing from \u00a34.99 per month<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1748825596_610_122x84 Blue.png\" alt=\"Account and trading fee-free ETF investing\" \/>InvestEngine<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1748825596_610_122x84 Blue.png\" alt=\"Account and trading fee-free ETF investing\" \/>InvestEngine<\/p>\n<p>Account and trading fee-free ETF investing<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/T212Logo_Icon_130x90.png\n\" alt=\"Free share dealing and no account fee\" \/>Trading 212<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/T212Logo_Icon_130x90.png\n\" alt=\"Free share dealing and no account fee\" \/>Trading 212<\/p>\n<p>Free share dealing and no account fee<\/p>\n<p class=\"tim-affiliate-text\">Affiliate links: If you take out a product This is Money may earn a commission. 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