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sevgtoday at 11:20 AM5 repliesview on HN

But is Yandex government owned? What about Russians abroad that send money back home to their families, and a percentage of that ends up going via taxes to Putin? Are we boycotting all Russians everywhere globally?


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distancestoday at 2:05 PM

All businesses based in Russia should be boycotted, also second-hand (so businesses that deal with other businesses based in Russia).

If I knew someone was sending money to Russia, I would of course avoid any contact (let alone financial ties) with them.

Ray20today at 3:23 PM

> But is Yandex government owned?

In fact, yes. Yandex is totally controlled by Putin's presidential administration.

> What about Russians abroad that send money back home to their families

It doesn't seem like a significant factor. The main flow of money into Russia are payments for fossil fuel and trade balance with China.

tumdum_today at 11:36 AM

Yes, we boycott anyone who supports Putin’s regime.

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