A passer-by in front of a Cartier advertising bannerMOSCOW, March 5 activities in Russia against the backdrop of the situation around Ukraine.» Cartier expresses its deepest condolences to our colleagues, their families and friends who have been affected by the tragic situation in Ukraine … Given the current global situation, we regretfully stopped our work in Ukraine on February 24 and suspended commercial activities in Russia on March 3,» the jewelry house said in a statement. The jewelry house noted that it maintains contact with employees in Ukraine, and also announced its intention to make a donation to a humanitarian organization to help refugees from the country. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine early in the morning in Thursday, February 24th. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» bloody crimes against civilians» of Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops, nothing threatens the civilian population. With the support of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the DPR and LPR groups are developing an offensive. But the occupation of Ukraine is out of the question, the Russian president emphasized.
