International institutions stop their business in Russia

Many international companies have announced the suspension of their business in Russia since yesterday due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as Reuters published in a tweet via its Twitter account about the imposition of new sanctions by the United States, and a Ukrainian official explained to the agency plans to fuel companies' support.

Forbes published a list of companies that joined the growing list of actions taken by companies such as stopping and restricting services in Russia, and included companies in various sectors such as “Netflix” Spotify, to join the growing list of companies such as “Dell”, “Google” and “Spotify”. Ford» and other international companies from different fields such as clothing, technology and applications.   

sports field 

In the wake of a decision by FIFA and UEFA on Monday to ban the Russian national team from competing, EA Sports announced on Wednesday that it has begun removing the Russian national team and Russian clubs from its video games "in solidarity with the Ukrainian people".

For its part, Nike explained on its Russian website, that the company had stopped the service of purchasing products online in Russia because it does not guarantee delivery to customers in the country, and directed customers to local Nike stores. Adidas said that it would suspend its partnership with the Russian Football Federation, which applies Immediately, bringing to a halt the years-long partnership between the football program and Europe's largest sportswear manufacturer.

Car and aircraft companies

Honda has stopped exporting its cars and motorcycles to Russia, which a company spokesperson told Reuters due to shipping and payment difficulties.

Ford also announced that it will suspend its commercial vehicle, the JV van, in Russia "until further notice." A BMW spokesperson confirmed to the Wall Street Journal that the company "will stop our domestic production and export to the Russian market until further notice," and stressed that the luxury car maker "condemns the aggression against For its part, Boeing clarified on Tuesday that it had suspended major operations in Moscow along with maintenance, spare parts and technical support services for Russian airlines, adding that it had closed its office in Kyiv, according to Politico.

Technology and applications

Google has removed the RT and Sputnik apps from its Play Store, according to Reuters The Wall Street Journal reported that Dell has halted sales of its products in Russia Apple also said it has temporarily halted sales of its products in Russia, and restricted RT apps in Sputnik so that they cannot be downloaded Except in the country, Apple Maps has also disabled traffic in Ukraine "as a precaution and safety for Ukrainian citizens." Technology company Oracle tweeted on Wednesday that it had "already suspended all operations in the Russian Federation," after Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Mikhailo Fedorov publicly urged the company. to stop doing business in Russia "until the conflict is resolved."

In a blog post on Tuesday, Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, confirmed that the social platform has stopped serving ads in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, will halt ad sales in Russia and Belarus and pledged $15 million to organizations helping those in Ukraine.

Meta executives clarified Tuesday that posts from Russian state media are no longer recommended for users through the Facebook Algorithm feature, nor will they soon be available on Instagram, according to The Verge, days after the company announced it had restricted access to accounts Russian state media in Ukraine has banned Russian state media from running ads and earning money from their accounts on the platform and said it has removed posts related to a disinformation campaign targeting Ukraine.

ExxonMobil announced that it would exit a joint venture off Russia's far eastern island of Sakhalin, and would not invest in other projects in the country after its invasion of Ukraine, which the company said "violates Ukraine's territorial integrity and endangers its people".

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