Adeo comes under criticism for its Russian business

France's Adeo Group is coming under increasing criticism for its continued operations in Russia with its Leroy Merlin DIY stores. Employees of the Ukrainian Leroy Merlin stores have started a petition on the chain's Instagram account in Ukraine, reports the French press and others. They are calling on the company to stop its activities in Russia. However, the account cannot currently be reached.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selenskyj had criticised French companies for continuing to operate in Russia in a video address to the French parliament on Wednesday. In doing so, he specifically named Leroy Merlin. Meanwhile, numerous calls for a boycott have been circulating on the internet and social media. Among others, Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko posted a video on Twitter showing him, as he says, in the destroyed shopping centre in Kiev where Lory Merlin had a store.