{"id":226367,"date":"2023-01-02T12:00:52","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T12:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=226367"},"modified":"2025-01-10T15:06:30","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T15:06:30","slug":"blackrock-logo-to-be-added-to-ukrainian-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2023\/01\/blackrock-logo-to-be-added-to-ukrainian-flag\/","title":{"rendered":"BlackRock Logo to Be Added to Ukrainian Flag"},"content":{"rendered":"

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29 Dec 2022 – <\/em>Kyiv has announced the addition of a fifth corporate logo to the Ukrainian flag following news<\/a> that BlackRock will be playing a crucial role in the reconstruction of the nation. The world\u2019s largest investment management firm will join Raytheon Technologies, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, and McDonald\u2019s upon the now-omnipresent blue and yellow flag.<\/p>\n

\u201cI understand some Ukrainians may be frustrated at the continual additions to our nation\u2019s glorious flag,\u201d Ukraine\u2019s President Zelensky said during a speech announcing the change. \u201cJust last month we added the Raytheon logo, and now we\u2019re adding BlackRock. I am sure it was a bit awkward for our American friends as they were continually adding stars to their flag back when they were adding lots of new states to their republic, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only difference is instead of adding states, we\u2019re adding multinational megacorporations,\u201d the leader said.<\/p>\n

Zelensky then took a large bite of a McDonald\u2019s Big Mac\u2122\ufe0f, saying, \u201cMmm mmm, I\u2019m lovin it!\u201d in English, eliciting awkward applause throughout the Walt Disney Company Presidential Press Hall.<\/p>\n

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BlackRock to "rebuild" Ukraine. This is going to make the neoliberalism and privatization the U.S. inflicted on post-Soviet Russia look like child's playhttps:\/\/t.co\/IOm6XckVDo<\/a><\/p>\n

— Jordan (@JordanChariton) December 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n