Cigarette giant likely caught up in Moscow pressure campaign over sanctions Russian President Vladimir Putin has been placing assets of foreign companies under external management via a presidential decree.
Cigarette giant likely caught up in Moscow pressure campaign over sanctions Russian President Vladimir Putin has been placing assets of foreign companies under external management via a presidential decree. (Pool photo via Reuters) TOKYO -- Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Thursday placing four Russian subsidiaries of Japan Tobacco under temporary management by a local entity, the latest move in the strained Russia-Japan relations.