The administration of Donald Trump has not issued any public condemnation regarding the Russian bombings of American corporate facilities in Ukraine, while simultaneously pressuring Kiev to stop attacking Russian refineries, according to an investigation by CNN published this Wednesday.
Andy Hunder, President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, confirmed that Russian drones and missiles have damaged facilities of iconic brands such as Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, McDonald's, and Oreo in recent months, in an unprecedented escalation.
This is a direct attack with drones and missiles, and they continue to do so. This sends the message that they are attacking American companies. We are not seeing any response from the White House, Hunder stated.
The attacks have occurred with an alarming frequency. In early September, a Russian drone struck the Coca-Cola plant in Brovary, on the outskirts of Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the strike as a "clear signal" aimed at Washington: "It is impossible for the Russians to ignore that this is a U.S. initiative."
Weeks later, another drone destroyed a McDonald's logistics warehouse in the Kyiv region. The company confirmed the attack and announced that its restaurants are operating with a reduced menu. By the end of August, PepsiCo had acknowledged damage to a production facility in the Mykolaiv region, although there were no reported fatalities.
The Ukrainian mission to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) reported on October 7 that, since the beginning of 2026, more than 10 facilities of American companies—among them Bunge, Coca-Cola, Mondelez, and PepsiCo—had been targeted by Russian attacks.
The contrast with Trump's stance is striking. While the White House remains silent in the face of these bombings, it has threatened to cut off intelligence and ammunition supplies to Ukraine if it does not stop its attacks on Russian refineries, arguing that these actions drive up fuel prices in the United States.
Last Friday, Trump also announced an agreement to lift sanctions and purchase diesel from Russia, defying current U.S. legislation. And on Saturday, he proclaimed an "immediate energy ceasefire" between the two countries, an initiative that Moscow did not formally confirm and which did not halt the bombings: Zelensky condemned that Russia attacked six Ukrainian energy facilities on the same day.
Trump's diplomatic efforts have also failed to persuade Moscow to abandon its invasion. His envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner traveled to Moscow in early September with a 19-point peace framework and then to Kyiv, and Trump spoke by phone with Vladimir Putin on September 8 asking him to end the war soon.
A 72-hour pause in airstrikes was agreed upon, but the bombings resumed without any concrete results.
An exalted official from the State Department explained to CNN the institutional paralysis: "There are so many people in the official circles of Washington who believe that the only ones who can speak about Ukraine are Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, and if it’s not one of those two, then we should stay on the sidelines."
The American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine sent a meeting request to Witkoff and Kushner to inform them about the attacks on American businesses, but received no response.
"We have not received any response regarding this," stated Hunder, who also warned: "Any company, any business, wants to have some kind of protection. One would expect that their government would support them and fight alongside them, especially when it involves foreign forces attacking American companies."
Related videos:
Filed under: