Philip Morris, BAT, Japan Tobacco Battle Putin’s Anti-Smoke Plan
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Philip Morris International Inc. and British American Tobacco Plc are leading cigarette makers seeking to derail Russian plans to crack down on smoking in the world’s largest tobacco market after China.
The companies, along with Japan Tobacco Inc., are trying to convince the government to scale back a plan to restrict the sale, advertising and public use of cigarettes, they said May