Bookmate, a Russian-founded company now headquartered in Ireland, finds itself in a “unique and unfortunate position” as it navigates being sanctioned by both Ukraine and Russia. Bookmate is an e-books platform founded in Russia in 2007 but it relocated to Ireland several years ago. The company cut all links to Russia after Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine by selling off its local business but it is still dealing with the legacy of its roots as it remains sanctioned by the Ukrainian authorities. Ukrainian’s sanctions on Bookmate’s Irish-registered company, as well as its Singapore subsidiary, are unusual as the company has…

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