Appearing on Sky News, Chancellor Rishi Sunak is asked about the fact that Akshata Murthy has shares in IT company Infosys, which has an office in the Russian capital, Moscow.
"We've put in place significant sanctions and all the companies that we're responsible for are following those as they rightly should, sending a very strong message to Putin's aggression."
The chancellor added he has"absolutely no idea" what Infosys' response has been to countries introducing wide ranging sanctions on Russia as he has"nothing to do with that company".The Prince of Wales speaks to Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murthy A spokesperson for Infosys said:"Infosys supports and advocates for peace between Russia and Ukraine.
"Infosys has a small team of employees based out of Russia, that services some of our global clients, locally. We do not have any active business relationships with local Russian enterprises. "A key priority for Infosys in times of adversity, is to continue extending support to the community. The company has committed $1m towards relief efforts for the victims of war from Ukraine."
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