Some global companies stay put after finding it hard to leave Russia

A woman exits Maag, a former Zara flagship store, in Moscow, Russia (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)

Some global companies are still operating in Russia more than a year on from the country’s invasion of Ukraine.

Firms were quick to respond to the full-scale war, which broke out last February, with some saying they would quit Russia immediately and others curtailing imports or new investment.