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Russian lawmakers push for right to ignore Western company buyback options

Hundreds of foreign companies have left Russia since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, by selling, handing the keys to existing managers, or abandoning assets. Many, including McDonald's, Henkel and Hyundai Motor, secured buyback deals in case they wanted to return. But Moscow is putting up barriers to re-entry, Reuters reported last month, and now, the State Duma's committee on property issues is seeking to enshrine those obstacles in law.