Koch Industries defends decision to keep Russian business running in internal memo

By Sarah Bedford

Published March 24, 2022 2:00pm ET

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Koch Industries defends decision to keep Russian business running in internal memo — Charles Koch says society's key institutions are leaning too heavily on a bloated federal bureaucracy, in a new video that revealed what's on his mind a day before the Koch brothers' Seminar Network holds a summit meeting in Colorado Springs. (Bo Rader/The Wichita Eagle via AP, File) | Bo Rader

EXCLUSIVE — Koch Industries is continuing to defend its decision to keep a pair of factories in Russia running as many other American companies shutter their businesses in Russia.

Koch Industries has faced scrutiny since announcing earlier this month that it would keep its small glass manufacturing operation running in Russia despite political pressure facing companies that have chosen to continue business in the country.

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