An American businessman is urging President Trump to help save his $200 million canned-food empire after Russian authorities took over his company and seized its assets.
Los Angeles-based Leonid Smirnov, who fled Soviet communism in the 1970s, says he’s in a race against time to save Glavprodukt — the Campbell’s of Russia — which he founded in 1999 and built into a household name in his homeland.
“What’s happening with my company is a raid under a government seizure and confiscation attempt,” he told The Post.
Trending: CIA Whistleblower Zeroes In on Trump’s Signal Controversy – Someone Is in Serious Trouble
And if it can happen to him, he said in a warning to Trump, it can happen to any of hundreds of US-owned companies operating in Russia, after President Vladimir Putin set his sights on foreign businesses after the
Join the conversation!
Please share your thoughts about this article below. We value your opinions, and would love to see you add to the discussion!