American businesses in Russia

The first Google result for "How many American businesses are in Russia" is this:

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AMERICAN COMPANIES OPERATING IN RUSSIA | Association of ...

www.aalep.eu/american-companies-operating-russia

Dec 16, 2016 - In total there are almost 3,000 American companies in Russia, and the U.S. is also the leader in terms of foreign companies in Special ...


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Can't the owners of those companies contact the Russian government and try to persuade that government that democracy everywhere is good for business?  Why can't they have a summit about that?  

Rather than relying entirely on sanctioning those companies, why not enlist them to help negotiate?