The process is ongoing: NAPC told how Otp Bank breaks relations with the Russian Federation
"OTP Bank is in communication with the National Agency and the European Commission in the process of implementing the plan of leaving the Russian Federation," Novikov said. He also said that some international companies have addressed the NAPC and asked them to exclude them from the list of international war sponsors. According to Novikov, the agency studied all requests, but was guided by public exception criteria that are on the website of the National Agency.
"We exclude such companies or stop their status only after they leave the Russian market or provide a plan of release," - said Alexander Novikov. The head of the NAPC also added that the International Register of Sponsors of War is a tool for checking counterparties. "It is Ukrainian ATACMS that can get anywhere in the world and influence transnational corporations. Forcing them not to make money on blood. And it is the only one such a remedy in Ukraine," he said.
OTP Bank is the basis of the OTP Group International Financial Group, which is a leader in the financial services market in Central and Eastern Europe. OTP Bank manages subsidiaries in: yes, in the Russian Federation OTP is among the 50 largest banks, and in a number of directions are among the leaders. The Bank serves more than 2. 2 million clients. On May 4, 2023, OTP Bank was on the list of international sponsors of war.
The NAPC explained that the Bank continues cooperation with the Russian Federation, so it supports and finances Russia's war against Ukraine. On August 20, information emerged that the Government of Ukraine and Hungary began negotiations on OTP Bank and the fact that the financial institution was among the sponsors of the war. On October 2, the National Corruption Prevention Agency has crossed out OTP Bank from the International War Sponsors List.