Customer Corner : No Claas – Greedy Bastards Thriving in Russia’s Bloodbath

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There’s a gut-punching, bile-rising fury when you realise a company you thought had a shred of decency is just a pack of soulless pricks chasing profit while the world chokes on their hypocrisy. Claas, the German ag giant, is that company – peddling their shiny fucking combines and tractors like they’re feeding the planet, all while balls-deep in Russia’s war-torn shitshow. When Putin’s tanks smashed into Ukraine in 2022, slaughtering families and torching fields, most Western firms grew a spine and fucked off, choosing humanity over blood money. Not Claas. They kept their Krasnodar factory grinding, their Moscow office buzzing, and their bank accounts stuffed, spitting in the face of morality. My June piece was too soft, a weak-arsed nudge hoping they’d find a soul. They didn’t. Now it’s time to rip these money-grubbing sociopaths to shreds, expose every rotten corner of their Russian ops, and bury them for their spineless greed. We’ll confirm their Cummins ties – another cog in that engine maker’s parade of ethical cowards – and make it crystal fucking clear: Claas is a disgrace. Let’s dive in and gut them.

Krasnodar’s Filth: A Factory Fuelling War

Picture a sprawling shitheap of a factory in Russia’s Krasnodar region, where over 2,000 workers – likely scared out of their minds – churn out LEXION and TRION combines under a regime that bombs schools and starves cities. Claas sank €120 million into this cesspool by 2015, turning their 2005 pet project – the first foreign ag plant in Russia – into a monument to their own greed. It’s 2025, and this hellhole’s still running, Moscow office wide open, while Ukraine’s fields are a fucking graveyard. Those 2,000 workers aren’t just building machines; they’re trapped in a system where their labour might be propping up Putin’s war machine.

Russian law doesn’t let Claas play innocent. Article 9 of Federal Law No.31-FZ forces companies to aid military mobilisation – handing over employee data, delivering summons, providing logistics for the war effort. That’s not a guess; it’s the fucking law. By staying, Claas isn’t just harvesting crops – they’re potentially funnelling resources to the bastards levelling Mariupol. Germany’s Supply Chain Due Diligence Act demands they audit and report human rights risks in their ops. Where’s the report? Fucking nowhere. Just silence that screams complicity. Customers, if you’re buying Claas, you’re betting on funding war crimes. Wake the fuck up and demand answers, or you’re just as spineless as they are.

Cummins’ Complicity: Engines Powering Hypocrisy

Claas doesn’t roll alone. Their combines – like the TRION series – roar with Cummins engines, Stage V and IIIA models, 6.7L and 9L beasts built for power. Cummins, the American engine giant, made a big fucking song and dance in March 2022 about “suspending” direct Russian ops, crying crocodile tears over Ukraine. Sounds noble, right? Except they kept supplying Claas globally, knowing their partner was dug in deep in Krasnodar. Are those engines in Russian-built machines? Claas won’t say. Cummins hides behind “paused operations.” It’s a dodge so blatant it’s a middle finger to anyone with a conscience.

Let’s confirm: Claas is a Cummins customer, stuffing their harvesters with Cummins engines across markets from Europe to North America. This isn’t a one-off; it’s another black mark on Cummins’ record, a company with a knack for ethical fuckery. Pausing in Russia means jack shit if your engines fuel a partner’s war-zone profits. Demand transparency – where do those engines end up? If Claas and Cummins won’t answer, assume they’re guilty as sin. These pricks thrive on your apathy.

The Great Exodus: Claas Among the Shameless

Numbers don’t fucking lie, and they paint Claas as moral lepers. Since 2022, 62% of Western companies from “unfriendly” states have bolted from Russia, unwilling to bankroll Putin’s genocide. That’s over 1,000 firms – BP, Renault, you name it – eating billions in losses to get out. Claas? They’re in the 38% still squatting there, waving “food security” like it absolves them of enabling war. Russia’s ag market is tanking in 2025 – grain deals collapsed, sanctions choking – yet Claas vows to keep supplying combines. They’re not heroes feeding the world; they’re vultures picking at a fucking corpse.

Independent reports rip them apart. B4Ukraine and human rights groups call out Claas’ hypocrisy – preaching anti-aggression while bankrolling Russia’s war economy. Letters demanding answers? Ignored. No dialogue, no disclosures – just a smug bet that profits will outlast outrage. Boycotts are brewing, and these bastards fucking deserve them.

Supply Chain Sins: Global Rot Under the Bonnet

Claas’ filth doesn’t stop at Russia’s borders. Their global supply chain – spanning Europe, Asia, and beyond – demands a fucking microscope. Germany’s Supply Chain Due Diligence Act mandates audits for conflict risks, but running a factory in a war enabler’s backyard? That’s a red flag the size of fucking Siberia. Parts from suppliers worldwide could be feeding Krasnodar, indirectly propping up mobilisation mandates. And Cummins? Their “suspension” is a half-arsed PR stunt when Claas, their key partner, stays put. Wider scandals? Claas dodges direct hits, but their Russia stance invites probes and boycotts. Letters from watchdogs flag potential human rights breaches. Investors, partners – dig into this shit. Silence is endorsement. Claas claims to “feed the world,” but they’re nourishing a regime that bombs granaries. Fucking hypocritical pricks.

Ethical Abyss: The Hatchet Falls

Let’s end this shitshow with the truth: Claas aren’t innovators; they’re sociopaths in suits, counting cash while Ukraine bleeds. Over 2,000 staff in Krasnodar? That’s 2,000 lives potentially twisted into war support, thanks to laws Claas enables by staying. Their €120 million investment? Blood money, fertilised by cowardice. Tying up with Cummins? A circle jerk of ethical fuckery, where “paused” means “we’ll look away while you profit.” Fuck their “ag exemptions” from sanctions – those don’t absolve moral bankruptcy. While 62% of peers fled, Claas squats in Russia, exposing themselves as money-obsessed enablers. Customers: boycott these bastards. Demand provenance on every part, every engine. Investors: divest before the reputational bomb blows. Claas isn’t harvesting crops; they’re reaping souls. Starve them out.

TCAP would approach Claas for comment, but considers them morally bankrupt cunts unworthy of an opportunity to spin their abhorrent behaviour.

Lee Thompson – Founder, The Cummins Accountability Project

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