Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility
US Billionaire Industrialist Koch Keeps Doing Business With Putin
Bill McEwen updated website photo 2024
By Bill McEwen, News Director
Published 3 years ago on
March 15, 2022

Share

 

At least 375 international corporations have suspended operations in Russia since the country invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24.

But there is a prominent American holdout: Koch Industries, which is owned and operated by American billionaire Charles Koch.

Koch Industries has three Russian subsidiaries and they remain in operation there, Newsweek reports. The businesses are Molex, Guardian Industries, and Koch Engineering Solutions.

Is Koch Buying Think Tank’s Opinions?

In addition, Koch’s donations to the Atlantic Council, a prominent Washington, D.C. think tank, came into the spotlight after two senior experts there argued the U.S. should not focus on human rights in its dealings with Russia.

Almost two dozen employees and fellows at the Atlantic Council issued a statement slamming colleagues Emma Ashford and Mathew Burrows for writing what they viewed as a pro-Russia article on the think tank’s website, Politico reported.

Three former U.S. ambassadors —John E. Herbst, Alexander “Sandy” Vershbow, and Daniel Frieds — were among those who signed the statement.

“We the undersigned disagree with its arguments and values and we disassociate ourselves from the report,” the statement read in part.

Koch gave $4.5 million over five years to the Atlantic Council. The think tank’s CEO said in an interview with Politico that the Atlantic Council is intellectually independent of its donors.

Poll: Americans Strongly Support Cutting Russian Business Ties

A recent Morning Consult poll indicated that 75% of Americans support companies cutting business ties to Russia.

Read more from Newsweek at this link.

RELATED TOPICS:

DON'T MISS

Kiké Hernández and World Series Champion Dodgers Finalize a $6.5 Million, 1-Year Contract

DON'T MISS

California Man Calls 375 Hoax Threats in Swatting Spree Will Face Prison Time

DON'T MISS

White House Fires USAID Inspector General After Warning About Funding Oversight

DON'T MISS

Red, White, and Blueland? GOP Congressman Proposes Bill to Rename Greenland

DON'T MISS

White House Bars AP Reporter From Oval Office Because of AP Style Policy on ‘Gulf of America’

DON'T MISS

Trump Steel, Aluminum Tariffs Likely to Drive up Car Costs, Industry Leaders Say

DON'T MISS

After Criminal Case Tossed, Madec Fights to Get Fresno CC Classroom Job Back

DON'T MISS

Atmospheric River Stays on Track to Soak Fresno With Rain

DON'T MISS

Blood Center Picks Long-Time Industry Leader as New CEO

DON'T MISS

Californians Picked Up in Recent ICE Raids Include Kids and Volunteers

UP NEXT

California Man Calls 375 Hoax Threats in Swatting Spree Will Face Prison Time

UP NEXT

White House Fires USAID Inspector General After Warning About Funding Oversight

UP NEXT

Red, White, and Blueland? GOP Congressman Proposes Bill to Rename Greenland

UP NEXT

White House Bars AP Reporter From Oval Office Because of AP Style Policy on ‘Gulf of America’

UP NEXT

Trump Steel, Aluminum Tariffs Likely to Drive up Car Costs, Industry Leaders Say

UP NEXT

After Criminal Case Tossed, Madec Fights to Get Fresno CC Classroom Job Back

UP NEXT

Atmospheric River Stays on Track to Soak Fresno With Rain

UP NEXT

Blood Center Picks Long-Time Industry Leader as New CEO

UP NEXT

Californians Picked Up in Recent ICE Raids Include Kids and Volunteers

UP NEXT

Denmark Wants to Buy California? Online Petition Hits 200,000 Signatures

Bill McEwen,
News Director
Bill McEwen is news director and columnist for GV Wire. He joined GV Wire in August 2017 after 37 years at The Fresno Bee. With The Bee, he served as Opinion Editor, City Hall reporter, Metro columnist, sports columnist and sports editor through the years. His work has been frequently honored by the California Newspapers Publishers Association, including authoring first-place editorials in 2015 and 2016. Bill and his wife, Karen, are proud parents of two adult sons, and they have two grandsons. You can contact Bill at 559-492-4031 or at Send an Email

Red, White, and Blueland? GOP Congressman Proposes Bill to Rename Greenland

10 hours ago

White House Bars AP Reporter From Oval Office Because of AP Style Policy on ‘Gulf of America’

11 hours ago

Trump Steel, Aluminum Tariffs Likely to Drive up Car Costs, Industry Leaders Say

11 hours ago

After Criminal Case Tossed, Madec Fights to Get Fresno CC Classroom Job Back

11 hours ago

Atmospheric River Stays on Track to Soak Fresno With Rain

12 hours ago

Blood Center Picks Long-Time Industry Leader as New CEO

12 hours ago

Californians Picked Up in Recent ICE Raids Include Kids and Volunteers

13 hours ago

Denmark Wants to Buy California? Online Petition Hits 200,000 Signatures

14 hours ago

Fresno Crash Kills Pedestrian. Driver Cooperates With Police.

14 hours ago

Can a Joint Fresno Committee Allay Immigration Fears? These Leaders Want to Try

14 hours ago

Kiké Hernández and World Series Champion Dodgers Finalize a $6.5 Million, 1-Year Contract

Kiké Hernández and the Los Angeles Dodgers finalized a $6.5 million, one-year contract on Tuesday that keeps the versatile infielder/outfiel...

9 hours ago

9 hours ago

Kiké Hernández and World Series Champion Dodgers Finalize a $6.5 Million, 1-Year Contract

Photo of an armored vehicle
9 hours ago

California Man Calls 375 Hoax Threats in Swatting Spree Will Face Prison Time

Flowers and a sign are placed outside the headquarters of the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP/Jose Luis Magana)
9 hours ago

White House Fires USAID Inspector General After Warning About Funding Oversight

10 hours ago

Red, White, and Blueland? GOP Congressman Proposes Bill to Rename Greenland

Elon Musk listens as President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)
11 hours ago

White House Bars AP Reporter From Oval Office Because of AP Style Policy on ‘Gulf of America’

An employee works on the production line at the Martinrea auto parts manufacturing plant that supplies auto parts to Canada and U.S. plants, in Woodbridge, Ontario, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP File)
11 hours ago

Trump Steel, Aluminum Tariffs Likely to Drive up Car Costs, Industry Leaders Say

11 hours ago

After Criminal Case Tossed, Madec Fights to Get Fresno CC Classroom Job Back

photo of a rainbow colored umbrella
12 hours ago

Atmospheric River Stays on Track to Soak Fresno With Rain

Help continue the work that gets you the news that matters most.

Search

Send this to a friend