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[–] [email protected] 34 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Meh, 3/10 sanctions avoidance payment

Doesn't even come close to the 15/10 Russia war fleet to Pepsi "payment"

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Are you referencing something or is this satire?

[–] [email protected] 32 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Not what I expected. You're a rockstar for sharing!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

In the 90s Pepsi had a contest with prizes and as a joke they advertised that they were gonna give a winner a real jet fighter

[–] [email protected] 25 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That's a different story. This one is about that time Russia/USSR paid pepsi with old military equipment to get around sanctions. I think they couldn't actually receive it because they're not allowed to have that but it's a funny story regardless. I think someone already posted the link

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

It was old equipment, so pretty much just scrap value.