# Russia Targets More European Firms Before Zelenskiy EU Meeting

> Russia places assets of French, German, Swedish and Dutch firms under temporary management ahead of Zelenskiy's EU summit appearance.
- Title: Russia Targets More European Firms Before Zelenskiy EU Meeting
- Summary: Russia places assets of French, German, Swedish and Dutch firms under temporary management ahead of Zelenskiy's EU summit appearance. Russia moved to…
- Keywords: russia, zelenskiy, firms, temporary management, ukraine, news, world, Targets, More, European, Meeting, The Straits Times
- Source: The Straits Times — https://straitstimes.com/world/europe/russia-moves-on-more-european-firms-ahead-of-zelenskiys-appearance-at-eu-summit
- Published: 2026-10-16T05:50:24+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: russia, eu, zelenskiy, firms, temporary management, ukraine, news, world
## Russia's New Asset Move
Russia has moved to place local assets of french, german, swedish and dutch companies under temporary management via a presidential decree.
## Targeted Firms Listed
The decree listed assets belonging to french flooring maker tarkett, german packaging maker menshen, swedish packaging maker sverige international holdings and dutch packaging maker sonoco.
## EU Ties Deteriorate
This move follows similar actions against nestle and retailers auchan and metro, with the Kremlin stating it was a response to eu nations' role in the war and stressing it was reversible.
## Key takeaway

Russia moved to temporarily manage assets of French, German, Swedish and Dutch companies as EU support for Ukraine worsens.