Putin orders Russian government to rebuild Wildberries warehouses

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian government to adopt a programme to rebuild logistics and warehouse facilities damaged by Ukrainian strikes, which he described as "terrorist attacks".

Source: Putin in an address in the Kremlin

Details: Putin claimed that Russia's trade infrastructure is functioning efficiently and reliably.

"Work is certainly being done under intense pressure, but everyone working in this area is coping very well with the tasks that the current situation is putting before us," he said.

Putin stressed that logistics and warehouse facilities need to be rebuilt, including with state involvement, and that the reconstruction work should be carried out using a fundamentally new technological approach.

Background:

• The Association of Digital Platforms (ADP), which brings together Wildberries, Ozon, Yandex, Avito and Kuper, has proposed that the Russian government introduce a package of support measures for businesses affected by drone attacks.
• Following the attacks on Wildberries, some Russian marketplaces began changing their terms and conditions for sellers so that they are no longer liable for goods lost during UAV attacks.
• Wildberries, Ozon, Yandex Market, Megamarket and Magnit Market have changed their terms and conditions.

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