Restaurants, airlines, "internet", entertainment and cars... punish Russia

 Dozens of major international companies have decided to withdraw from Russia recently, against the backdrop of the operations launched by Moscow in neighboring Ukraine, which were met with unprecedented sanctions from Western countries.

According to CNN, the sanctions imposed by the West on Russia covered all fields, from energy and cars, to the financial sector, entertainment and fast food, as well as stopping investments and services.

In the automotive sector, the American company “Ford” announced the suspension of its operations in Russia, knowing that it owns 50 percent of the “Ford Solar” company, a joint venture with the “Russian Soller” company that employs 4,000 people.

The American company, General Motors, also announced the suspension of all exports to Russia, until further notice, while Toyota announced the suspension of the car industry in Russia, which was also done by Volkswagen.

In the field of aviation, the American company “Boeing” said that it would stop providing support to Russian air carriers, such as maintenance and technical support, as well as stopping the most prominent ongoing operations in Moscow.

Airbus followed the example of Boeing, announcing the cessation of providing support to Russian air carriers, including the non-supply of spare parts.

And the American giant “Apple” announced that it would stop selling its products in the Russian market, and imposed restrictions on some digital services in the country, such as “Apple Pay,” as well as restricting access to Russian media outlets outside Russia.

The social networking giant, "Facebook", said that it would ban access to two Russian media platforms within the European Union, due to what was considered a promotion of "the agenda of Russian President Vladimir Putin."

Twitter, in turn, pledged to reduce the appearance of content issued by the Russian media, which is accused of promoting "official propaganda", while the company "Netflix" confirmed that it would stop the broadcast service in Russia.

Other technology companies have suspended some of their services in Russia, or imposed restrictions on Russian media content, such as Spotify, Roku, YouTube, Google, Airbnb, Microsoft and IBM and Amazon.

In the field of consulting, several companies announced the suspension or restriction of their services in Russia, such as “Accanture”, “Deloitte”, “EY”, “KPMG International” and “PricewaterhouseCoopers”.

On the energy front, British Petroleum announced the withdrawal of its 19.75 percent stake in the Russian oil company, Rosneft, which is one of the largest foreign investments in the country.

According to "Sky News Arabia", "Shell" and "Exxon", which pledged to withdraw from its latest projects in the country and not to enter into new ones, joined the path of sanctions against Russia.

On the banking and financial level, Norway announced that its sovereign fund, estimated at 1.3 trillion dollars, will withdraw its shares from 47 Russian companies.

Other financial companies have taken measures to limit their activity in Russia, such as "MasterCard", "Visa", "American Express" and "Moody's".

Even in the field of media and entertainment, Moscow was not spared from Western sanctions, after companies such as “Disney”, “Direct TV” and “Warner Media” joined in restricting their activities in Russia.

In the retail sector, the activities of several companies in Russia were restricted, including “Zara”, “Ikea”, “H&M” and “Mothercare”.

Fast food companies, in turn, joined the efforts to isolate Russia, so McDonald's, Starbucks and another company that includes "KFC" and "Pizza Hut" all suspended activities in Russia.

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