The rail vehicle manufacturer Stadler Rail finally seems to be making preparations to give up its controversial Belarusian factory. However, this step is not voluntary.
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At the plant in Fanipol near Minsk, Stadler Rail employees assemble wagons for Belarus and other former Soviet republics and western markets.
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The assembly plant in Fanipol, not far from the Belarusian capital Minsk, has long been a mortgage for the rail vehicle manufacturer Stadler Rail. For years, the company and its patron Peter Spuhler have had to put up with the accusation of doing business in a country ruled by a dictator, Alexander Lukashenko. In view of the invasion of Russian troops in the Ukraine, which also took place from Belarusian territory, Stadler finds himself even more in need of an explanation.
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