Aisa International and its Europe-based advisory network Opes Fidelio will no longer accept investment business from Russian citizens or working in Russia with immediate effect.
The firm said that it is in “demonstration of solidarity with the beleaguered people of the Ukraine”.
James Pearcy-Caldwell, Aisa Group chief executive, said: “We recognise ideally that the actions of the Russian state, and specifically Mr Putin, should not be visited necessarily on all Russians, but it is clear that the international community must stand together in sending a clear message that bombing civilian centres and civilians will not be ignored and has to lead to severe consequences.
“Aisa International with its base in the Czech Republic recognises the sensitivities of our local workforce, which is made up of Czech and Ukrainian heritage, with their knowledge of the history of occupation, and concern at what is currently happening in Ukraine.”
Donation
Prague-based Aisa International will also be making a sizeable charitable donation towards the re-housing of displaced Ukrainian families, particularly those with young children.
Furthermore, individual employees are making themselves available voluntarily for direct humanitarian support, in whichever suitable form this can be provided.
The firm said that with Slovakia being the only country to stand geographically between Ukraine and the Czech Republic, “Czech nationals have a strong sense of empathy towards the Ukrainian population and stand with them in complete solidarity against the Russian aggression”.
It added that many Czech companies are “contributing funds and are working voluntarily in seeking to help to assist with the humanitarian disaster that is now unfolding”.
Tereza Bozděchová, Aisa International Prague office team leader, said: “I feel compelled to do something to help the displaced Ukrainians who are now flooding into our country, and so I help out at a local immigration charity here three or four times a week.
“There is a feeling across the whole community that we must act.”
