Us Businessman Appeals to Trump After Russia Seizes His $200 Million Food Empire

Russian canned food empire's CEO begs Trump to help rescue him from Putin · American Wire News

A Soviet defector is now calling on President Donald Trump to save his business from the Russian government. Leonid Smirnov, a Los Angeles resident who fled the Soviet Union in the 1970s, runs a canned-food business, Glavprodukt, that operates in Russia. The problem is that the Russian government has reportedly seized the business and its assets. “What’s happening with my company is a raid under a government seizure and confiscation attempt,” Sm…

Russian canned soup empire calls for Trump to rescue $200M business from Putin

An American who fled the Soviet Union in the 1970s and built a $200 million canned-food empire is calling on President Donald Trump to help rescue his company after Russian authorities seized the business and its assets, according to reports.Leonid Smirnov of Los Angeles, California, told the New York Post he is racing to save his company, Glavprodukt, which he started in 1999 and grew to become known as the Campbell’s of Russia.Smirnov said wha…

Us Businessman Appeals to Trump After Russia Seizes His $200 Million Food Empire

In a plea to President Donald Trump, American entrepreneur Leonid Smirnov has sought intervention in the Russian seizure of his $200 million canned food business, Glavprodukt. What Happened: Smirnov, who fears his company is being systematically dismantled under Russian “temporary management,” has warned of potential repercussions for other US-owned businesses operating in Russia. Russian authorities have seized Smirnov’s company, marking the fi…

Russian canned soup empire calls for Trump to rescue $200M business from Putin - Conservative Angle

An American who fled the Soviet Union in the 1970s and built a $200 million canned-food empire is calling on President Donald Trump to help rescue his company after Russian authorities seized the business and its assets, according to reports. Leonid Smirnov of Los Angeles, California, told the New York Post he is racing to save his company, Glavprodukt, which he started in 1999 and grew to become known as the Campbell’s of Russia. Smirnov said w…

Financial News Network - Russian canned soup empire calls for Trump to rescue $200M business from Putin

The man behind a massive canned-soup empire in Russia and the U.S. is calling on President Trump to demand Russian President Putin not mess with American-owned businesses.Read More …

Italian water heating equipment manufacturer Ariston Holding has regained control of its Russian subsidiary, which the Kremlin seized last year, by presidential decree from Vladimir Putin. The reasons for the exemption for Ariston were not disclosed.