Boycott of Russia and Belarus
{{Short description|Boycotts following the Russian invasion of Ukraine}}
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Since early 2022, Russia and Belarus have been boycotted by many companies and organizations in Europe, North America, Australasia, and elsewhere, in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which is supported by Belarus. {{As of|2022|07|02}}, the Yale School of Management recorded more than 1,000 companies withdrawing or divesting themselves from Russia, either as a result of sanctions or in protest of Russian actions.{{cite web|last=Sonnenfeld|first=Jeffrey|date=22 March 2022|title=Over 300 Companies Have Withdrawn from Russia - But Some Remain|url=https://som.yale.edu/story/2022/over-400-companies-have-withdrawn-russia-some-remain|publisher=Yale School of Management|access-date=2 July 2022}} Ukrainian National Agency on Corruption Prevention maintains a list called International Sponsors of War that includes companies and individuals still doing business with Russia.{{cite web | url =https://sanctions.nazk.gov.ua/en/boycott/|title=International sponsors of war|publisher=NACP| date=| accessdate =25 August 2023}}
Overview
The majority of countries which sanctioned Russia following its 2014 annexation of Crimea began imposing additional sanctions to punish Russia for invading all of Ukraine—a move for which Russian President Vladimir Putin had long prepared.{{cite web|last=Gonzalez|first=Sarah|date=25 February 2022|title=Putin's big bet: Santion-proofing Russia|url=https://www.npr.org/2022/02/25/1083051388/putins-big-bet-sanction-proofing-russia?t=1646596193950|publisher=NPR|accessdate=6 March 2022}} Many companies were not impacted by sanctions against Russia but ruled in favor of cutting ties with the country either due to the public pressure or in protest of the Russian government's actions, or both.{{Cite news |last1=Clement |first1=Scott |last2=Guskin |first2=Emily |last3=Balz |first3=Dan |date=25 February 2022 |title=Post-ABC poll finds bipartisan support for sanctions on Russia as it invades Ukraine |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/25/ukraine-poll-post-abc/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |accessdate=6 March 2022}}{{cite news |date=5 March 2022 |title=Western businesses pull out of Russia |url=https://www.economist.com/business/western-businesses-pull-out-of-russia/21807961 |newspaper=The Economist |accessdate=6 March 2022}} Ukrainian institutions have stated that the need for these measures is urgent.{{cite web |last=Kijewski |first=Leonie |date=26 February 2022 |title=Ukraine business association calls EU sanctions 'ridiculous' |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-war-russia-european-union-sanctions-inadequate-ridiculous-business-association/ |work=Politico|accessdate=6 March 2022}}
The response can be broadly divided into a "cultural boycott", aimed at amplifying the international condemnation of the invasion, and an "economic boycott", which is designed to make the war effort less sustainable.{{cite web |last=Williams-Grut |first=Oscar |date=4 March 2022 |title=Corporate boycott of Russia will pile pressure on Putin over Ukraine invasion |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/opinion-city-corporate-boycott-russia-113211271.html |publisher=Yahoo Finance |accessdate=6 March 2022}}{{cite web |last=Serhan |first=Yasmeen |date=2 March 2022 |title=Why the cultural boycott of Russia matters |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2022/03/ukraine-russia-culture-boycott-putin/623873/ |publisher=The Atlantic |accessdate=6 March 2022}} As a result of the latter, several commentators have warned of an unprecedented economic collapse in Russia's future, citing a 30% drop in the ruble's value, a 20% rise in interest rates and a 1% GDP expansion down from 1.7%.{{cite web |last=Andrews |first=Kate |date=4 March 2022 |title=Will Russia's economy collapse? |url=https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/will-russia-s-economy-collapse- |publisher=The Spectator |accessdate=6 March 2022}} Analyses by multiple firms project year end GDP contraction of at least 5% and inflation of 15%.{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Elliot |date=3 March 2022 |title=The West is trying to destroy Russia's economy. And analysts think it could succeed |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/03/ukraine-analysts-think-western-sanctions-may-destroy-russias-economy.html |publisher=CNBC|accessdate=6 March 2022}} Some of the most critical blows to Russian infrastructure have been the loss of access to the SWIFT payment system and limitations on Russia's ability to export oil.{{cite web |last=Thompson |first=Derek |date=2 March 2022 |title=Russia's looming economic collapse |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2022/03/vladimir-putin-economy-sanctions-swift-fallout/623330/ |publisher=The Atlantic |accessdate=6 March 2022}} US Senator Bernie Sanders has stated that this crisis should influence energy policy more broadly in order to deter "authoritarian petrostates".{{cite web |date=22 February 2022 |title=Sanders statement on U.S. response to Russia |url=https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-statement-on-u-s-response-to-russia/ |publisher=US Senate |accessdate=6 March 2022}} While Shell plc has been noted for relinquishing its stake in Gazprom, it was also criticised for buying a cargo of discounted Russian crude oil.{{Cite news |last=Payne |first=Julia |date=4 March 2022 |title=Shell buys cargo of Russian crude loading mid-March from Trafigura |language=en |work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/shell-buys-cargo-russian-crude-loading-mid-march-trafigura-2022-03-04/ |access-date=6 March 2022}} The next day, following public outcry, Shell defended the purchase as a short term necessity, but also announced that it intends to reduce such purchases and put the profits from them into a fund that will go towards humanitarian aid to Ukraine.{{Cite news |last=Bousso |first=Ron |date=5 March 2022 |title=Shell to put profits from Russian oil trade into Ukraine aid fund |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/shell-put-profits-russian-oil-trade-into-ukraine-aid-fund-2022-03-05/ |access-date=6 March 2022}} As of 10 March, half of the ten largest international companies with business ties to Russia announced that they are withdrawing or closing their operations; and the number of companies that have done so is over 300.
Some of the largest snack and fast food companies have faced criticism for continuing to do business in Russia and Belarus.{{Cite news |last=Russ |first=Hilary |date=4 March 2022 |title=McDonald's, Pepsi, others should consider pausing Russia operations -NY pension fund |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/mcdonalds-pepsi-others-should-consider-pausing-russia-operations-ny-pension-fund-2022-03-04/ |access-date=6 March 2022}}{{cite web |last=Winchester |first=Levi |date=4 March 2022 |title=McDonald's under pressure for opening as 'normal' in Russia despite Ukraine war |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/mcdonalds-under-fire-failing-boycott-26384122 |access-date=6 March 2022 |website=mirror |language=en}}{{cite web |date=5 March 2022 |title=Despite war in Ukraine, Coca-Cola, McDonald's, and Pepsi remain operational in Russia |url=https://www.hospitalityandcateringnews.com/2022/03/coca-cola-mcdonalds-pepsi-russia/ |access-date=6 March 2022 |website=Hospitality & Catering News |language=en-US}} Anthony Pompliano has defended cryptocurrency trading platforms for not participating in the boycott, stating "there is an incredible amount of inhumanity that goes into the decision to cut off the average citizen from the global financial system. What was their crime?"{{cite web |last=David |first=Javier |date=2 March 2022 |title=Crypto finds its safe-haven role in the Russia-Ukraine crisis |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/crypto-finds-its-safe-haven-role-in-the-russia-ukraine-crisis-morning-brief-100955426.html |publisher=Yahoo Finance |accessdate=6 March 2022}} Critics of the Israeli government have pointed out that several American politicians who support isolating Russia economically previously campaigned for and passed anti-BDS laws punishing boycotts of Israel.{{cite web |last=Arria |first=Michael |date=28 February 2022 |title=Governors who criminalized BDS in their states demand boycott of Russia |url=https://mondoweiss.net/2022/02/governors-who-criminalized-bds-in-their-states-demand-boycott-of-russia-vodka/ |publisher=Mondoweiss |accessdate=6 March 2022}}{{cite news |title='Hypocrisy': Lawmakers fighting Israel boycott now all-in for Russia sanctions |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/07/bds-lawmakers-boycott-russia-00014813 |work=Politico|date=8 March 2022}}{{cite news |title='Double standards': Western coverage of Ukraine war criticised |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/27/western-media-coverage-ukraine-russia-invasion-criticism |work=Al Jazeera |date=27 February 2022}}
The cultural side of the boycott has focused on reducing the number of entertainment products available to people in Russia. These include films and albums but also live televised events that are hosted in Western countries.{{cite web |date=2 March 2022 |title=Russia faces growing cultural backlash over war on Ukraine |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/2/russia-ukraine-war-arts-culture-backlash-boycott |publisher=Al Jazeera |accessdate=6 March 2022}} Yasmeen Serhan has commented that nationalistic sentiment, which has historically benefited Putin's regime, will be undermined by Russia's exclusion from sporting events. The banning of Russia and Belarus from the Olympics has drawn comparisons to the athletic boycott of apartheid South Africa. According to Olympic historians David Wallechinsky and Bill Mallon, the decision can be considered a turning point when compared to past leniency over the state-sponsored doping programme in Russia or the attempted abduction of Krystsina Tsimanouskaya by Belarus.{{cite magazine |last=Rosenberg |first=Michael |date=28 February 2022 |title=Banning Russia Is the Right and Only Move for FIFA, IOC, but Let's Not Praise Them Just Yet |url=https://www.si.com/olympics/2022/02/28/russia-ukraine-invasion-ioc-fifa-took-too-long-to-act |magazine=Sports Illustrated |accessdate=6 March 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Robinson |first1=Joshua |last2=Cohen |first2=Ben |last3=Radnofsky |first3=Louise |date=1 March 2022 |title=Russia was the hottest place in sports. Now it's frozen out. |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/russia-ukraine-war-sports-ban-ioc-fifa-11646155981 |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |accessdate=6 March 2022}}
In addition to cancelling planned appearances in Russia, several entertainment organisations with Russian members began to scrutinise their past support for Putin. Some of these celebrities refused to condemn the war but others lost their contracts because they did so without mentioning Putin by name. A statement by Alex Ovechkin, for example, called for peace in general and mentioned that his family members in Russia were also in danger.{{cite web|date=25 February 2022 |title='Please, no more war': Alex Ovechkin responds to Russia's invasion of Ukraine |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4181925/2022/02/25/please-no-more-war-alex-ovechkin-responds-to-russias-invasion-of-ukraine/ |access-date=26 February 2022 |website=The Atlantic}} However, Czech former Detroit Red Wings and Ottawa Senators goaltender Dominik Hašek responded to Ovechkin and criticized him for his past support of Putin, stating "What!? Not only an alibist, a chicken shit, but also a liar!", while also calling on the NHL to suspend all Russian players.{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/dominik-hasek-calls-ovechkin-chicken-shit-wants-nhl-suspend-all-russians-143643183.html |title=Dominik Hasek calls Ovechkin a 'chicken sh-t', wants NHL to suspend all Russians |first=Thomas |last=Williams |website=Yahoo Sport |date=26 February 2022 |access-date=27 February 2022}} One musician who referred to his family's safety when condemning the war was Alexander Malofeev. The Vancouver Recital Society, which had begun requiring this of all Russian performers, responded that Malofeev's statement was not sufficient to allow his concert to go ahead.{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2022/03/12/1086282867/a-russian-pianists-shows-are-canceled-even-though-he-condemns-the-war-in-ukraine?t=1647255907687|title=A Russian pianist's shows are canceled even though he condemns the war in Ukraine|first=Bill|last=Chappell|publisher=NPR|date=2022-03-12|accessdate=2022-03-17}}
Despite ongoing sanctions, 47 of the world's biggest 200 companies still have not left Russia, particularly energy companies remain invested there. U.K. energy giant Shell and Japanese trading firms Mitsui and Mitsubishi hold double-digit stakes in the Sakhalin-2 oil and natural gas project. On July 1, 2022, Putin signed a decree to allow the government to seize the Sakhalin-2 oil and natural gas project but further attempts to formally nationalize the assets of international firms were paused when the bill did not make it through the State Duma before the 2022 summer recess. According to Western analysts, remaining companies have experienced expropriation and nationalization pressures, but officially Russia has denied that it is interested in such actions. In August 2022, Russia's trade and industry minister Denis Manturov stated, "we are not interested in the nationalization of enterprises or their removal.”[https://www.marketwatch.com/story/russian-economy-shrinks-4-in-second-quarter-the-first-full-quarter-after-invasion-of-ukraine-01660334426?mod=mw_latestnews "Russian economy shrinks 4% in second quarter, the first full quarter after the invasion of Ukraine"] AP. Retrieved 14 August 2022.Lau, Ivonne (August 14, 2022). [https://fortune.com/2022/08/14/companies-stay-russia-risk-nationalization-experts-say-putin/ "47 of the world's biggest 200 companies still haven't left Russia. Now the Kremlin is preparing ‘expropriation blackmail,’ an expert says"] fortune.com. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
Boycotting companies and organisations
= Banking and finance =
== Other ==
- The Church of England announced on 25 February it will sell £20m in Russian holdings held by its Church Commissioners and the Church of England Pensions Board. The church also said it would not make any further investments in Russia, calling it an "immoral flood of corrupt money".{{Cite news |last=Burgess |first=Kaya |date=25 February 2022 |title=Church of England to sell its £20m Russian holdings |language=en |work=The Times |url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/church-of-england-to-sell-its-20m-russian-holdings-rb5dspb96 |access-date=4 March 2022 |issn=0140-0460}}
= Education, research and science =
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Company or organisation
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Agence nationale de la recherche
|Government agency |{{Flag|France}} |The French National Research Agency suspended its partnership with the Russian Science Foundation and announced it will no longer take part in actions or funding involving Russian or Belarusian institutions. |3 March 2022 |
All European Academies
|Non-government organisation |Europe |The All European Academies suspended the membership of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. |4 March 2022 |
Arctic Council
|Intergovernmental organisation |International |All countries, except Russia, announced they will temporarily pause their participation in the Arctic Council since Russia holds the chairmanship. |3 March 2022 |
Arizona State University
|University |{{Flag|United States}} |Arizona State University divested its US$2.3m in Russian assets. |7 March 2022 |{{cite news |last=Marcus |first=Josh |date=8 March 2022 |title=Arizona university system to sell off millions in Russian assets |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/arizona-university-russia-invasion-investment-b2031406.html |access-date=11 March 2022 |website=The Independent |language=en}} |
Australian National University
|University |{{Flag|Australia}} |The Australian National University (ANU) suspended all links with the Moscow State Institute of International Relations and the National Research University Higher School of Economics. |3 March 2022 |{{cite web |date=3 March 2022 |title=ANU statement on Ukraine |url=https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/anu-statement-on-ukraine |access-date=11 March 2022 |website=ANU |language=en}}{{cite web |date=4 March 2022 |title=FAQs on ANU statement on Ukraine |url=https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/faqs-on-anu-statement-on-ukraine |access-date=11 March 2022 |website=ANU |language=en}} |
CERN
|Non-government organisation |{{Flag|Switzerland}} |CERN announced it had suspended Russia's status as an observer to the organisation, would prohibit Russia from attending open sessions of the CERN Council, and would revoke its "special right" to attend restricted sessions on the Large Hadron Collider. There will also be no new collaborations with Russian institutions, however the 1100 current academics and institutes will be able to continue their work. |8 March 2022 |{{cite web |date=8 March 2022 |title=CERN Council responds to Russian invasion of Ukraine |url=https://home.cern/news/news/cern/cern-council-responds-russian-invasion-ukraine |access-date=11 March 2022 |website=CERN |language=en}}{{cite web |last=Naujokaitytė |first=Goda |date=8 March 2022 |title=CERN physics lab suspends ties with Russia |url=https://sciencebusiness.net/news/cern-physics-lab-suspends-ties-russia |access-date=11 March 2022 |website=Science{{!}}Business |language=en}} |
Clarivate and Web of Science
|Analytics |{{Flag|United States}} |Analytics company Clarivate closed its Russian office and ceased all commercial activity in the country. It also suspended the evaluation of all new journal submissions from Russia and Belarus in the Web of Science. |11 March 2022 |
Council on International Educational Exchange
|Non-government organisation |{{Flag|United States}} |The Council on International Educational Exchange suspended its spring 2022 program in Saint Petersburg, relocating students to other universities in Eastern Europe. |28 February 2022 |
Deakin University
|University |{{Flag|Australia}} |Deakin University announced that it would not enter any new agreements with Russia, not accept any new Russian students and exit its small indirect holding in Russian funds. It also stated that it does not currently have any partnerships with Russian agencies or universities. |8 March 2022 |
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and UK Research and Innovation
|Government agency |{{Flag|United Kingdom}} |UK's science minister George Freeman announced a review of all research funding from the UK government to Russian beneficiaries on 27 February 2022. This led to the UK Research and Innovation agency to suspend 50 grants for projects at British universities that were linked to Russian universities. |27 February 2022 |{{Cite journal |last1=Gaind |first1=Nisha |last2=Else |first2=Holly |date=1 March 2022 |title=Global research community condemns Russian invasion of Ukraine |journal=Nature |language=en |volume=603 |issue=7900 |pages=209–210 |doi=10.1038/d41586-022-00601-w |pmid=35233085 |bibcode=2022Natur.603..209G |s2cid=247189994|doi-access=free }}{{Cite news |last1=Cookson |first1=Clive |last2=Staton |first2=Bethan |date=2022-03-13 |title=Grants for UK-Russian research projects suspended |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/e60b3ab1-63f8-48b8-8677-c92400562f7c |access-date=2022-03-14}} |
Durham University
|University |{{Flag|United Kingdom}} |Durham University suspended all bilateral research collaboration with institutions in Russia and Belarus. |10 March 2022 |
edX
|Online education |{{Flag|United States}} |edX announced that all courses offered by Russian universities – ITMO University, National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, National University of Science and Technology MISiS, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia and Ural Federal University were removed from its website. |4 March 2022 |
European Commission
|Government agency |Europe |The European Commission suspended all payments to Russian institutions involved in EU-funded research projects. It also suspended the preparation of grant agreements for four projects under Horizon Europe. |2 March 2022 |
European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad
|Mathematics competition |Europe |The European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad excluded Russia from the competition in 2022, allowing Russia to compete in the competition remotely as private individuals. |15 March 2022 |
European Space Agency
|Government agency |Europe |The European Space Agency delayed ExoMars, a joint Europe-Russian mission to send a rover to Mars. Russia was set to provide the Kazachok lander and the mission was intended to launch on a Russian Proton rocket. |28 February 2022 |{{cite web |last=Grush |first=Loren |date=28 February 2022 |title=European Space Agency claims joint Russian Mars rover probably won't launch this year |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/28/22955003/esa-exomars-roscosmos-rosalind-franklin-rover-red-planet |access-date=3 March 2022 |website=The Verge |language=en}}{{cite web |date=28 February 2022 |title=ESA statement regarding cooperation with Russia following a meeting with Member States on 28 February 2022 |url=https://www.esa.int/Newsroom/Press_Releases/ESA_statement_regarding_cooperation_with_Russia_following_a_meeting_with_Member_States_on_28_February_2022 |access-date=11 March 2022 |website=www.esa.int |language=en}} |
European University Association
|Non-government organisation |Europe |The European University Association suspended the membership of 12 Russian universities who signed a pro-war statement. |7 March 2022 |
European XFEL
|Research facility |{{Flag|Germany}} |The European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser Facility announced it will not start new agreements with Russian institutions and will suspend existing ones. |2 March 2022 |
French National Centre for Scientific Research
|Government agency |{{Flag|France}} |The French National Centre for Scientific Research suspends all new scientific collaboration with Russia. |2 March 2022 |
German Academic Exchange Service
|Non-government organisation |{{Flag|Germany}} |The German Academic Exchange Service restricts all exchange to Russia, including cancelling scholarships for those offered to study in Russia. |25 February 2022 |
German Research Foundation
|Government agency |{{Flag|Germany}} |The German Research Foundation suspended all scientific collaboration with Russia, including the sharing of data, samples, research and equipment. Researchers applying for a fellowship in Russia will have to choose another country. |2 March 2022 |
Global Network for Advanced Management
|Non-government organisation |International |The Global Network for Advanced Management suspends the Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO from its network upon request from the school's dean. |8 March 2022 |
International Mathematical Olympiad
|Mathematics competition |International |The International Mathematical Olympiad suspended the membership of Russia, allowing Russia to compete in the competition remotely as private individuals. |25 March 2022 |
International Mathematical Union
|Non-government organisation |International |The International Mathematical Union moved the 2022 International Congress of Mathematicians and awarding of the Fields Medal online; it was originally scheduled to be held in Saint Petersburg. |26 February 2022 |
Journal of Molecular Structure
|Academic journal |None |The Journal of Molecular Structure stopped considering manuscripts submitted by scientists at Russian institutions. | |
Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg
|University |{{Flag|Germany}} |The Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg halts all institutional collaborations with Russia and bans researchers from undertaking business trips in Russia. |8 March 2022 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|University |{{Flag|United States}} |Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) ended its relationship with the Skolkovo Foundation, affecting 21 MIT faculty members and 38 students. |25 February 2022 |{{cite web |last=Nietzel |first=Michael T. |date=3 March 2022 |title=More Universities Cut Student, Research And Financial Ties With Russia |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2022/03/03/more-universities-cut-student-research-and-financial-ties-with-russia/ |access-date=5 March 2022 |website=Forbes|language=en}} |
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
|Non-government organisation |{{Flag|Germany}} |The Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics switched off the eROSITA black hole telescope aboard the Russian Spektr-RG satellite. |26 February 2022 |{{cite web |date=2 March 2022 |title=Statement on the status of the eROSITA instrument aboard Spektr-RG (SRG) |url=https://www.mpe.mpg.de/7856215/news20220303 |access-date=16 March 2022 |website=Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics |language=en-US}}{{cite web |last=Pultarova |first=Tereza |date=3 March 2022 |title=Germany switches off black hole telescope on Russian satellite, halts space cooperation |url=https://www.space.com/germany-halts-russia-black-hole-telescope-space-cooperation |access-date=5 March 2022 |website=Space.com |language=en-US}} |
Middlebury College
|University |{{Flag|United States}} |Middlebury College suspended its Russian exchange programme, allowing students to complete the course remotely. |28 February 2022 |
NASA
|Government agency |{{Flag|United States}} |Space agency NASA explored ways to keep the International Space Station in orbit without Russia. It noted that Northrop Grumman had offered reboost capability and suggested that SpaceX could help. |1 March 2022 |{{cite web |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=1 March 2022 |title=Nasa explores how to keep international space station in orbit without Russian help |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/mar/01/nasa-explores-how-to-keep-international-space-station-in-orbit-without-russian-help |access-date=3 March 2022 |website=The Guardian |language=en}} |
National Research Council
|Government agency |{{Flag|Italy}} |Italy's National Research Council announced it will suspend operations in Russia and will not renew research agreements with institutions linked to Russia. |28 February 2022 |
QS World University Rankings
|Non-government organisation |{{Flag|United Kingdom}} |The QS World University Rankings announced it will remove Russian and Belarusian universities from future rankings and will cease promoting study at its universities. |7 March 2022 |
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Dutch Research Council
|Non-government organisation |{{Flag|Netherlands}} |All universities, university medical centers, universities of applied sciences, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Dutch Research Council suspended partnerships with institutions in Russia and Belarus. |4 March 2022 |
Stanford University
|University |{{Flag|United States}} |Stanford University ends a US$1.65m contract with an undisclosed entity from Russia. |12 March 2022 |
Tallinn University of Technology
|University |{{Flag|Estonia}} |TalTech stops accepting new Russian, Belarusian students. |23 March 2022 |
UAM
|University |{{flag|Poland}} |The Adam Mickiewicz University suspends all collaboration with Russian and Belarusian universities. |3 March 2022 |
Universities UK
|Non-government organisation |{{Flag|United Kingdom}} |Universities UK suspended its memorandum of understanding with the Russian Union of Rectors after it publishes a pro-war statement. |7 March 2022 |
University of Aberdeen
|University |{{Flag|United Kingdom}} |The University of Aberdeen suspended all bilateral agreements with Russian institutions indefinitely. |1 March 2022 |
University of Arizona
|University |{{Flag|United States}} |The University of Arizona divested its US$1.5m in Russian assets. |7 March 2022 |
University of Colorado
|University |{{Flag|United States}} |The University of Colorado announced it would liquidate its investment in publicly traded Russian companies and mutual funds with holdings in Russia, around US$6.1m. |3 March 2022 |
University of Glasgow
|University |{{Flag|United Kingdom}} |The University of Glasgow announced it would suspend all partnerships with Russian and Belarusian academic institutions throughout the university. |9 March 2022 |
University of Reading
|University |{{Flag|United Kingdom}} |The University of Reading suspends its partnership with the Moscow State Institute of International Relations. |11 March 2022 |
University of St Andrews
|University |{{Flag|United Kingdom}} |The University of St Andrews announced it suspended all programs, collaborations and activities with Russia, including its joint Masters program with Moscow State University. It also divested its £40,000 in Russian holdings. |8 March 2022 |
University of Tartu
|University |{{Flag|Estonia}} |The University of Tartu restricts applications from Russian and Belarusian students. |9 March 2022 |
University of Tübingen
|University |{{Flag|Germany}} |The University of Tübingen suspends all cooperation with Russian universities and research facilities, joint research activities and joint conferences. It also cancelled student exchanges in Russia and business trips to Russia. |3 March 2022 |
Western Sydney University
|University |{{Flag|Australia}} |Western Sydney University suspended all ties and activities with Russian universities and institutions. |7 March 2022 |
= Energy =
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Company or organisation
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Amber Grid
|Natural gas |{{Flag|Lithuania}} |Lithuania became the first EU country to end imports of Russian gas following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |1 April 2022 |{{cite web|title=Lithuania becomes first EU country to end imports of Russian gas|url=https://www.ft.com/content/efcadd5a-b192-4567-a991-56cd6fd83dae|date=3 April 2022|access-date=3 April 2022|publisher=Financial Times}} |
BP
|Oil and gas |{{Flag|United Kingdom}} |BP announced it had exited its 19.75% shareholding in Rosneft, worth approximately US$14 billion. Furthermore, BP announces the resignation of its staff from the Rosneft board of directors, BP Chief Executive Bernard Looney and former BP chief executive Robert Dudley. |27 February 2022 |
Centrica
|Energy |{{Flag|United Kingdom}} |Centrica announced it would exit all gas supply agreements with Russian companies, principally with Gazprom. |1 March 2022 |{{Cite news |last=Twidale |first=Susanna |date=1 March 2022 |title=Britain's Centrica to exit Russia gas supply agreements |language=en |work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/britains-centrica-exit-gas-supply-agreements-with-russian-counterparts-2022-03-01/ |access-date=3 March 2022}} |
ExxonMobil
|Oil and gas |{{Flag|United States}} |ExxonMobil cut ties with Russia, discontinuing operations and exiting the Sakhalin-II oil project. It also announced it will not be investing in new developments in the country. |2 March 2022 |
Eneos
|Oil and gas |{{Flag|Japan}} |Eneos pledged to end crude oil imports from Russia after its contract ends in April. It seeks alternative sources from the Middle East. |22 March 2022 |
Equinor
|Energy |{{Flag|Norway}} |Equinor announced its decision to stop new investments into Russia, and start the process of exiting Equinor's Russian Joint Ventures, worth US$1.2 billion. |28 February 2022 |
Fortum
|Energy |{{Flag|Finland}} |Fortum announced it will not make new investments in Russia and will reduce its exposure to thermal power production. Fortum owns seven thermal power plants in Russia and has a 78% stake in Uniper which owns five thermal power plants. |3 March 2022 |{{Cite news |last1=Kauranen |first1=Anne |last2=Steitz |first2=Christoph |date=2022-03-03 |title=Finnish utility Fortum halts new investment in Russia |language=en |work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/finnish-energy-group-fortum-halt-investments-russia-2022-03-03/ |access-date=2022-03-12}} |
Idemitsu Kosan
|Oil and gas |{{Flag|Japan}} |Idemitsu Kosan suspended all crude oil imports from Russia following the announcement of Eneos. |23 March 2022 |
Rosneft
|Oil and gas |{{Flag|Germany}} |Due to a boycott of Russian crude, three Rosneft refineries were taken over by the German state to avert a shut-down. |18 Sept 2022 |
Shell
|Oil and gas |{{Flag|United Kingdom}} |Shell stopped buying Russian crude oil and stated it would phase out its involvement in all Russian hydrocarbons from oil to natural gas. It apologised for buying Russian oil after it had said it would pull out of its Russian operations. It had previously announced a withdrawal from all Russian exposure on 1 March, including pulling out of the Sakhalin-II LNG project, and withdrawing its support of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project. |1 March 2022 |{{Cite news |date=8 March 2022 |title=Remorseful Shell abandons Russian oil |language=en |website=www.reuters.com |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/shell-withdraw-russian-oil-gas-2022-03-08/}} |
TotalEnergies
|Oil and gas |{{Flag|France}} |TotalEnergies announced it "will no longer provide capital for new projects in Russia" but has retained ownership of its 19.4% stake in privately owned Novatek, 20% stake in the Yamal project and 10% stake in Arctic LNG 2. |1 March 2022 |{{Cite news |last1=Mallet |first1=Benjamin |last2=Lough |first2=Richard |date=1 March 2022 |title=TotalEnergies stays put in Russia, but no capital for new projects |language=en |work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/totalenergies-decide-russian-business-days-says-le-maire-2022-03-01/ |access-date=7 March 2022}} |
Uniper
|Energy |{{Flag|Germany}} |Uniper announced it would take a full impairment loss on its loan to Nord Stream 2 worth €987m and would divest from its majority 83.73% stake in Unipro. However, it would not end long-term gas supply contracts as they are vital to Europe's gas supply. |7 March 2022 |
Vestas
|Wind |{{Flag|Denmark}} |Vestas announced it had stopped four wind turbine projects in Russia which were expected to be operational in late 2022 with capacity 253MW. It further announced it will not enter into new Russian projects. |3 March 2022 |{{Cite news |date=7 March 2022 |title=Vestas sætter fire vindmølleprojekter i Rusland i bero |language=da |website=Finans.dk |url=https://finans.dk/erhverv/ECE13804092/vestas-saetter-fire-vindmoelleprojekter-i-rusland-i-bero/ |access-date=10 March 2022}}{{cite tweet |author=Vestas Wind Systems |author-link=Vestas Wind Systems |user=Vestas |number=1499069024243798021 |date=2 March 2022 |title=2/2 In light of the ongoing and indefensible war initiated by the Russian government, Vestas will stop new commercial activity in Russia until further notice. Service operations in Ukraine & Russia are impacted and will operate to the extent we can ensure our colleagues' safety. |language=en |access-date=18 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302171100/https://twitter.com/Vestas/status/1499069024243798021 |archive-date=2 March 2022 |url-status=live}} |
= Entertainment =
= Video games and esports =
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Natus Vincere
|Esports organization |{{Flag|Ukraine}} |NAVI had severed its partnership with Russian esport organisation ESForce with companies under ESForce Holding includes RuHub, Epic Esports Events, Cybersport.ru and Virtus.pro. |2 March 2022 |
BLAST Premier
|Esports league |{{Flag|Denmark}} |BLAST Premier cancelled its upcoming tournament qualifier for the CIS region and banned Russian-based teams from attending its events for the "foreseeable future". |2 March 2022 |
ESL
|Esports league |{{Flag|Germany}} |The ESL bans organisations with ties to the Russian government from participating in ESL Pro League, including Virtus.pro and Gambit Esports. However, the players are allowed to participate in the tournament "under a neutral name, without representing their country, organization or their teams’ sponsors on their clothing". All scheduled tournaments in the CIS region have also been paused and postponed. |6 March 2022 |
Elisa Esports
|Esports organizer |{{Flag|Finland}} |Elisa Esports bans all Russian-owned organisations from participating in its tournaments. |2 March 2022 |
WePlay
|Esports organizer |{{Flag|Ukraine}} |WePlay terminated its cooperation with all partners from the Russian Federation. |7 March 2022 |
Electronic Arts
|Game publishing |{{Flag|United States}} |EA halted sales of its games in both Russia and Belarus on 4 March. Previously, it had removed the Russian teams from FIFA 22, FIFA Mobile, and FIFA Online, and removed the Russian and Belarusian teams from NHL 22. |data-sort-value="4 March 2022"|4 March 2022 (Game software sales) |{{cite web |last=Peters |first=Jay |date=4 March 2022 |title=EA is halting sales of its games in Russia and Belarus |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/4/22961673/ea-halting-sales-games-content-currency-russia-belarus |access-date=4 March 2022 |website=The Verge |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=3 March 2022 |title=Ukraine crisis: EA removes Russian teams from Fifa 22 game |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-60592658 |access-date=3 March 2022}} |
CD Projekt
|Game publishing |{{Flag|Poland}} |CD Projekt had cut off sales for all of its products to Russia and Belarus, including Cyberpunk 2077 and all games on GOG.com. |3 March 2022 |{{cite web |last=Peters |first=Jay |date=3 March 2022 |title=Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red cuts off sales in Russia and Belarus |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/3/22959975/cd-projekt-red-gog-cuts-off-sales-russia-belarus-mykhailo-fedorov |access-date=3 March 2022 |website=The Verge|language=en}}{{cite tweet |author=CD PROJEKT RED |user=CDPROJEKTRED |number=1499388321050599428 |date=3 March 2022 |title=https://t.co/C2TMk7m2KC |language=en |access-date=18 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316045337/https://twitter.com/CDPROJEKTRED/status/1499388321050599428 |archive-date=16 March 2022 |url-status=live}} |
Nintendo
|Game publishing |{{Flag|Japan}} |Nintendo had placed the Nintendo eShop for Russia into maintenance mode, which disabled the ability to make purchases or downloads for Nintendo Switch digital games, DLC, or microtransactions on 4 March. Six days later on 10 March, the company has suspended shipments of software and hardware to Russia and has delayed the release of Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp. |data-sort-value="4 March 2022"|4 March 2022 (Nintendo eShop) |{{Cite news |date=10 March 2022 |title=Sony, Nintendo halt gaming shipments to Russia |work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/sony-nintendo-halt-gaming-shipments-russia-2022-03-10/ |access-date=10 March 2022}}{{Cite news |last=Lane |first=Gavin |date=4 March 2022 |title=Nintendo eShop Payments Suspended In Russia |work=Nintendo Life |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/03/nintendo-eshop-payments-suspended-in-russia |access-date=4 March 2022}} |
Sony Interactive Entertainment
|Game publishing |{{Flag|Japan}} |SIE pulled Gran Turismo 7 from digital and physical sale in Russia on 4 March. After facing public pressure to block their Russian player base, Sony announced on 9 March that shipments of PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 consoles & physical games along with shipments of software and hardware to Russia have been suspended. Moreover, the Russian PlayStation Store will be closed until further notice, meaning Russian players will be unable to purchase or download digital games, DLC, and microtransactions. |data-sort-value="4 March 2022"|4 March 2022 (sales of Gran Turismo 7) |{{Cite news |last=Phillips |first=Tom |date=4 March 2022 |title=PlayStation quietly pulls Gran Turismo 7 from sale in Russia |work=Eurogamer |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-03-04-playstation-quietly-pulls-gran-turismo-7-from-sale-in-russia |access-date=4 March 2022}}{{Cite news |last=Browne |first=Ryan |date=9 March 2022 |title=Sony suspends all PlayStation sales in Russia over Ukraine war |work=CNBC |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/09/sony-suspends-all-playstation-sales-in-russia-over-ukraine-war.html |access-date=9 March 2022}} |
Activision Blizzard
|Game publishing |{{Flag|United States}} |Activision Blizzard has halted sales of its games in Russia. |5 March 2022 |{{cite web |last=Roth |first=Emma |date=5 March 2022 |title=Activision Blizzard and Epic Games halt sales of games in Russia |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/5/22963195/activision-blizzard-halts-new-game-sales-russia-ukraine-invasion |access-date=6 March 2022 |website=The Verge |language=en}} |
Epic Games
|Game publishing |{{Flag|United States}} |Epic Games halted sale of games, including Fortnite, as well as payments to the Epic Games store is suspended in Russia. The company announced that the portion of the sales of the said game from March 20 to April 3 to humanitarian relief organizations working in Ukraine. |5 March 2022 |
Ubisoft
|Game publishing |{{Flag|France}} |Ubisoft announced that they suspended sales of their games in Russia. |7 March 2022 |{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/7/22965890/ubisoft-take-two-blocking-game-sales-russia-ukraine-invasion|title=Ubisoft and Take-Two are also blocking game sales in Russia|first=Emma|last=Roth|date=7 March 2022|website=The Verge}} |
Take-Two Interactive
|Game publishing |{{Flag|United States}} |Take-Two had suspended sales of their games in Russia. |7 March 2022 |
Rovio
|Game publishing |{{Flag|Finland}} |Rovio had removed their games, including Angry Birds, from Russian and Belarusian app stores. |9 March 2022 |
Supercell
|Game publishing |{{Flag|Finland}} |Supercell removed their games, including Clash of Clans, from Russian and Belarusian app stores. |9 March 2022 |
SCS Software
|Game publishing |{{Flag|Czech Republic}} |The publisher had postponed development on the planned Heart of Russia DLC for Euro Truck Simulator 2, which was first announced in March 2021. |14 March 2022 |
Niantic Labs
|Game publishing |{{Flag|United States}} |Niantic Labs suspended downloads and gameplay of its games, such as Pokémon Go, in Russia and Belarus. |12 March 2022 |
Valve Corporation
|Software store |{{Flag|United States}} |Valve, the operator of the Steam platform, announced that they will stop payments to Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. Previously, it was criticized in early March 2022 for remaining in the Russian market despite many other foreign video game companies leaving. |17 March 2022 |{{cite web |last=Browne |first=Ryan |date=4 March 2022 |title=The video game world starts moving to cut off Russia amid outcry over Ukraine war |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/04/video-game-firms-move-to-cut-off-russia-amid-ukraine-war.html |access-date=8 March 2022 |website=CNBC |language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/steam-stops-all-payments-to-russia-belarus-and-ukraine?amp=true|title=Steam Stops All Payments to Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine|website=PCMAG|date=18 March 2022 }} |
PGL
|Esports organizer |{{Flag|Romania}} |Virtus.pro and Gambit Esports are barred from participating in the upcoming PGL Antwerp Major and its Regional Major Ranking (RMR). Players from the affected organizations are allowed to play "under neutral names and jerseys". |9 April 2022 |
= Food and beverage =
= Goods =
== Automotive ==
== Apparel and accessories ==
== Other ==
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IKEA
|Retail |{{Flag|Sweden}} |IKEA closed their 17 stores in Russia and halted sourcing materials from Russia and Belarus, but its 14 malls in Russia, branded "Mega", remain open. IKEA's decision to close their stores led to Russian consumers panic buying furniture and home appliances on the final day of the store's operations in the country. |3 March 2022 (Furniture stores) |{{Cite news |last=Lasocki |first=Boleslaw |date=3 March 2022 |title=IKEA temporarily closes stores in Russia, flags bigger price hikes |work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/ikea-temporarily-closes-its-stores-russia-halts-sourcing-russia-belarus-2022-03-03/ |access-date=3 March 2022}}{{cite web |date=7 March 2022 |title=Shoppers panic buy as IKEA shuts stores & factories in Russia |url=https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/shoppers-panic-buy-ikea-shuts-162700033.html |access-date=7 March 2022 |website=Yahoo Finance}} |
Jysk
|Retail |{{Flag|Denmark}} |Jysk closed their stores in Russia. |3 March 2022 |
British Land
|Land leasing |{{Flag|United Kingdom}} |British Land will terminate its rental contract with Gazprom's global trading arm based in central London. Gazprom Marketing & Trading (GM&T) had occupied the top floors of 20 Triton Street in Regent's Park. |7 March 2022 |
Solvay S.A.
|Chemicals |{{Flag|Belgium}} |Solvay S.A. suspended operations or investment in the country. |7 March 2022 |{{Cite news |date=7 March 2022 |title=Uniqlo owner stays put in Russia as Netflix, AMEX and others sever ties |work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/netflix-kpmg-pwc-amex-sever-ties-with-russia-2022-03-06/ |access-date=7 March 2022}} |
Fiskars Group
|Consumer products |{{Flag|Finland}} |Fiskars Group has decided to withdraw completely from the Russian market. |7 March 2022 |
Kemira
|Chemicals |{{Flag|Finland}} |Kemira discontinued deliveries to Russia and Belarus, primarily impacting pulp and paper customers in Russia. |1 March 2022 |
The Estée Lauder Companies
|Cosmetics |{{Flag|United States}} |Estée Lauder, manufacturer and marketer of skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care products, announced on 7 March they have also decided to suspend all commercial activity in the country, closing every store they own and operate including their brand sites as well as ceasing shipments to any of their retailers in Russia. Later, they initially suspended the company's business investments and initiatives in Russia. |7 March 2022 |
Procter & Gamble
|Conglomerate |{{Flag|United States}} |P&G is ending all new capital investments in Russia and "significantly reducing" its portfolio there. |7 March 2022 |{{Cite news |last=DiNapoli |first=Jessica |date=7 March 2022 |title=P&G ending new capital investments, reducing portfolio in Russia |language=en |work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/pg-ending-new-capital-investments-reducing-portfolio-russia-2022-03-07/ |access-date=8 March 2022}} |
The Lego Group
|Toy maker |{{Flag|Denmark}} |The Lego Group stopped deliveries of their products to Russia. Lego does not own stores in the country; 81 Russian Lego stores are owned and run by the local Inventive Retail Group, but they will not receive further shipments. The company meanwhile announced it will donate funds in collaboration with The LEGO Foundation and Ole Kirk's Fond to UNICEF, Save the Children, and the Danish Red Cross for $16.5 million. |5 March 2022 |{{cite news |last=Maltesen |first=A.T. |date=5 March 2022 |title=Lego stopper med at sende legoklodser til Rusland |language=da |trans-title=Lego stops sending lego's to Russia |publisher=Børsen |url=https://borsen.dk/nyheder/virksomheder/lego-stopper-med-at-sende-legoklodser-til-rusland |access-date=9 March 2022}}{{cite news |last=Andersen |first=L. |date=5 March 2022 |title=81 Lego-butikker holder åbent i Rusland |language=da |trans-title=81 Lego-stores are open in Russia |publisher=Finans.dk |url=https://finans.dk/erhverv/ECE13797228/81-legobutikker-holder-aabent-i-rusland/ |access-date=9 March 2022}}{{Cite web|title=GLOBAL TOY INDUSTRY SUPPORTS UKRAINE DURING RUSSIAN CONFLICT|url=https://toybook.com/ukraine/|author=James Zahn|date=1 March 2022|work=ToyBook|access-date=4 April 2022}} |
Horst Brandstätter Group
|Toy maker |{{Flag|Germany}} |The Horst Brandstätter Group, the company behind Playmobil and Lechuza, announced that they halted sales and deliveries of these products to Russia. |2 March 2022 |
Mattel
|Toy maker |{{Flag|United States}} |Mattel, one of the largest toy makers in America, most notably creating products like Barbie, Hot Wheels and Polly Pocket among others, announced that they paused all shipments into Russia and contributed $1 million in toys and cash to support organizations on the front lines including Save the Children and Polish local charities SOS Children's Villages and Caritas Polska. the company also announced that they launching a special retailer sales program in Europe with 100% of the proceeds of key products to be donated to other charities in neighboring countries including Poland and Czech Republic. |10 March 2022 |{{Cite web|url=https://corporate.mattel.com/news/mattel-statement-on-ukraine|title=Mattel Statement on Ukraine|publisher=Mattel|access-date=4 April 2022}} |
Moose Toys
|Toy maker |{{Flag|United States}} |Moose Toys announced that they will suspend distribution of toys to Russia and it will donating $100,000 to Save the Children and it also supporting Dream Doctors to sending clown doctors to the children of the Ukraine-Moldova border. |28 February 2022 |
YIT
|Construction |{{Flag|Finland}} |YIT, Finland's biggest construction company, discontinued construction material purchases from Russia and has halted investments in plots or start up new apartments in Russia. |3 March 2022 |
Metsä Group
|Forest products |{{Flag|Finland}} |Metsä Group has discontinued its operations in Russia. Wood procurement in Russia for the Svir sawmill and imports to Metsä Group's Finnish and Swedish mills has also been discontinued. |10 March 2022 |
Stora Enso
|Paper and packaging |{{Flag|Finland}} |Stora Enso, a provider of renewable products in packaging, biomaterials, wooden construction and paper, had stopped all production and sales in Russia and all export and import to and from Russia. |8 March 2022 |
UPM
|Forest industry |{{Flag|Finland}} |UPM had ceased deliveries to Russia, but announced operations at its Russian sites continue. The company later announced they ill suspend purchasing of wood in and from Russia as well as the UPM Chudovo plywood mill operations for the time being. |8 March 2022 (deliveries) |{{cite web |title=UPM to cease deliveries to Russia, terminal in Ukraine at standstill |url=https://www.euwid-paper.com/news/singlenews/Artikel/upm-to-cease-deliveries-to-russia-terminal-in-ukraine-at-standstill.html |access-date=8 March 2022 |website=euwid-paper|date=3 March 2022 }}{{cite web |title=UPM to suspend purchasing of wood in and from Russia and operations at its Chudovo plywood mill |url=https://www.upm.com/about-us/for-media/releases/2022/03/upm-to-suspend-purchasing-of-wood-in-and-from-russia-and-operations-at-its-chudovo-plywood-mill/ |access-date=9 March 2022 |website=upm.com}} |
Unilever
|Conglomerate |{{Flag|United Kingdom}} |Unilever suspends all investments, imports and exports into and out of Russia, but will continue to supply everyday essential food and hygiene products made in Russia to people in the country. |9 March 2022 |
L'Oréal
|Cosmetics |{{Flag|France}} |L'Oréal, the world's largest cosmetics company, said it will temporarily close its stores, e-commerce sites, and directly operated department store counters in Russia. |7 March 2022 |{{Cite news |last1=Race |first1=Michael |last2=Hooker |first2=Lucy |date=8 March 2022 |title=Beauty giant L'Oreal among firms pulling back from Russia |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60571133 |url-status=live |access-date=8 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307183804/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60571133 |archive-date=7 March 2022}} |
Mothercare
|Retail |{{Flag|United Kingdom}} |Mothercare suspends business in Russia. |9 March 2022 |{{cite web |date=9 March 2022 |title=Britain's Mothercare suspends all business in Russia |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britains-mothercare-suspends-all-business-russia-2022-03-09/ |access-date=9 March 2022 |work=Reuters}} |
Imperial Brands
|Conglomerate |{{Flag|United Kingdom}} |Imperial Brands, a tobacco company, halted production, sales and marketing of its products in Russia. |9 March 2022 |{{Cite news |date=9 March 2022 |title=UK-listed tobacco firm Imperial Brands halts Russian operations |language=en |work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/ukraine-crisis-imperial-brands-idUKKBN2L611Y |access-date=9 March 2022}} |
Philip Morris International
|Tobacco |{{Flag|United States}} |Philip Morris International, a tobacco company which has 3,200 workers in Russia, suspends investments in Russia and scales back manufacturing, but is continuing to pay salaries to all its employees in Russia. |9 March 2022 |{{Cite news |title=Philip Morris suspends investments in Russia, scales back manufacturing |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/philip-morris-international-suspends-investments-russia-2022-03-09/ |access-date=9 March 2022 |website=Reuters|date=9 March 2022 |language=en}} |
Shopify
|E-commerce |{{Flag|Canada}} |Shopify had suspend Russian operations. |9 March 2022 |{{Cite news |title=Nestle, tobacco groups, gamemaker Sony join move away from Russia |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/exodus-draws-russian-threat-nationalise-foreign-plants-2022-03-09/ |access-date=10 March 2022 |website=Reuters|date=10 March 2022 |language=en}} |
Rio Tinto
|Mining |{{Flag|United Kingdom}} |Rio Tinto is in the process of terminating all commercial relationships it has with any Russian business, but it did not immediately respond to questions on whether it would continue to buy Russian fuel and other products through non-Russian third parties. |10 March 2022 |{{Cite news |title=Rio Tinto to end commercial relationships with Russian businesses |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/rio-tinto-end-commercial-relationships-with-russian-businesses-2022-03-10/ |access-date=10 March 2022 |website=Reuters|date=10 March 2022 |language=en|last1=Menon |first1=Praveen }} |
3M
|Conglomerate |{{Flag|United States}} |3M is suspending all of its business operations in Russia, where it operates at least one factory. |10 March 2022 |{{cite web |title=3M Suspends Operations in Russia |url=https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/russia-ukraine-latest-news-2022-03-09/card/3m-suspends-operations-in-russia-FYFBuDImb2etw8ijbp70 |access-date=10 March 2022 |website=The Wall Street Journal |language=en}} |
Inglot Cosmetics
|Cosmetics |{{Flag|Poland}} |Inglot Cosmetics announced it stopped shipments of its products to the company's stores in Russia and undertook legal measures to ban the use of the company's trademark across Russia. |24 February 2022 |
Tata Steel
|Steel |{{Flag|India}} |Tata Steel said that its steel manufacturing sites in India, the UK and the Netherlands would sourced alternative supplies of raw materials to end its dependence on Russia. |20 April 2022 |{{Cite web |author=Diksha Madhok |title=Some big Indian businesses are joining the exodus from Russia |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/21/business/india-tata-steel-infosys-stops-russia-business-hnk-intl/index.html |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=CNN|date=21 April 2022 }} |
= Services =
= Shipping and transport =
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United Parcel Service
|Freight courier |{{Flag|United States}} |UPS announced they would halt shipments to Russia. |27 February 2022 |{{Cite news |date=27 February 2022 |title=UPS and FedEx halting shipments to Russia and Ukraine |language=en |work=Reuters|agency=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ups-fedex-halting-shipments-russia-ukraine-2022-02-27/ |url-status=live |access-date=28 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227235301/https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ups-fedex-halting-shipments-russia-ukraine-2022-02-27/ |archive-date=27 February 2022}} |
DHL
|Freight courier |{{Flag|Germany}} |DHL announced they would halt shipments to Russia. |27 February 2022 | |
FedEx
|Freight courier |{{Flag|United States}} |FedEx announced they would halt shipments to Russia. |27 February 2022 |
Maersk
|Container shipping |{{Flag|Denmark}} |Maersk, a Danish container shipping company, and one of the largest container shipping companies in the world, halted all container shipping to Russia, except for basic food products, medicine and humanitarian aid. |1 March 2022 |
Mediterranean Shipping Company
|Container shipping |{{Flag|Switzerland}} |MSC, a Swiss container shipping company, and one of the largest container shipping companies in the world, halted all container shipping to Russia, except for basic food products, medicine and humanitarian aid. |1 March 2022 |
CMA CGM
|Container shipping |{{Flag|France}} |CMA CGM, a French container shipping company, and one of the largest container shipping companies in the world, halted all container shipping to Russia, except for basic food products, medicine and humanitarian aid. |1 March 2022 |
Hapag-Lloyd
|Container shipping |{{Flag|Germany}} |Hapag-Lloyd, a German container shipping company, and one of the largest container shipping companies in the world, halted all container shipping to Russia, except for basic food products, medicine and humanitarian aid. |1 March 2022 |
Ocean Network Express
|Container shipping |{{Flag|Japan}} |ONE, a Japanese container shipping company, and one of the largest container shipping companies in the world, halted all container shipping to Russia, except for basic food products, medicine and humanitarian aid. |1 March 2022 |
Finnlines
|Shipping operator |{{Flag|Finland}} |Finnlines, a Finnish shipping operator of ro-ro and passenger services, suspends its services to and from Russia. |9 March 2022 |
== Aviation ==
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Company
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Airbus
|Aircraft manufacturing |{{Flag|Netherlands}} |Airbus suspended support for Russian airlines, and suspended services provided by the Airbus Engineering Centre in Russia. |2 March 2022 |{{Cite news |date=2 March 2022 |title=Ukraine conflict: Airbus, ExxonMobil and Boeing take action over Russia ties |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60582367 |access-date=2 March 2022}} |
Boeing
|Aircraft manufacturing |{{Flag|United States}} |Boeing announced it had suspended 'major operations' in Russia, including support for Russian airlines. It has also suspended buying titanium from Russia. |7 March 2022 |{{cite web |date=7 March 2022 |title=Boeing suspends buying titanium from Russia, assures of 'sufficient supply' |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/boeing-suspends-part-its-business-russia-wsj-2022-03-07/ |access-date=7 March 2022 |website=Reuters|language=en-US}} |
Delta Air Lines
|Airline |{{Flag|United States}} |Delta Air Lines suspended its codeshare agreement with Russian flag carrier Aeroflot. |25 February 2022 |
Alaska Airlines
|Airline |{{Flag|United States}} |Alaska Airlines suspended its mileage partnership with S7 Airlines, and interline relationships with Aeroflot and S7 Airlines. |1 March 2022 |
Embraer
|Aircraft manufacturing |{{Flag|Brazil}} |Embraer announced the halting of supply of parts and aircraft to Russia. |3 March 2022 |{{citation needed|date=June 2024}} |
Sabre Corporation
|Travel technology |{{Flag|United States}} |Sabre Corporation terminated its agreement with Aeroflot. |3 March 2022 |
Amadeus CRS
|Travel technology |{{Flag|Spain}} |Amadeus CRS suspended Russian state-backed airlines, including Aeroflot and S7 Airlines. |3 March 2022 |{{cite news| date=3 March 2022 | title=Sabre, Amadeus pull Russia's Aeroflot from ticket-booking systems | url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/sabre-amadeus-pull-russias-aeroflot-ticket-booking-systems-2022-03-03/ | publisher=Reuters| access-date=9 March 2022 }} |
Avia Solutions Group
|Aircraft manufacturing |{{Flag|Cyprus}} |Avia Solutions Group suspended all operations in Russia. |4 March 2022 |
== Space ==
Continued international collaboration on missions to the International Space Station (ISS) has been thrown into doubt.{{cite journal |last1=Witze |first1=Alexandra |title=Russia's invasion of Ukraine is redrawing the geopolitics of space |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00727-x |journal=Nature |access-date=13 March 2022 |language=en |doi=10.1038/d41586-022-00727-x |date=11 March 2022|pmid=35277688 |s2cid=247407886 |url-access=subscription }}
A petition to withdraw international support from Russian satellite navigation system GLONASS and boycott the platform has been proposed by Polish engineer Daniel Kucharski from University of Texas at Austin and signed by tens of thousands of individuals. It is now being considered by ILRS.{{Cite web |last=Cieśliński |first=Piotr |date=17 March 2022 |title=Jak uderzyć w GLONASS i stępić zęby rosyjskiej nawigacji satelitarnej |url=https://wyborcza.pl/7,75400,28225813,jak-uderzyc-w-glonass-i-stepic-zeby-rosyjskiej-nawigacji-satelitarnej.html?disableRedirects=true |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=wyborcza.pl}}
= Sports =
; Full boycotts
; Partial boycotts
; Broadcasting rights
- The English Premier League announced that they will cancel its broadcast rights with Russian television network Match which supposed to be started in the 2022/23 season, its current broadcaster Okko Sport will end the rights to the league earlier.{{Cite news|title=Premier League suspends broadcast deal with Russia because of Ukraine invasion |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60658490 |access-date=8 March 2022}}
=Technology=
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Company
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Apple Inc.
|Electronics |{{Flag|United States}} |Apple stopped selling products in Russia. This also includes the suspension of Apple Pay. |2 March 2022 |{{cite web |last=Swanson |first=Ian |date=1 March 2022 |title=Apple halts product sales in Russia |url=https://thehill.com/policy/technology/596387-apple-halts-product-sales-in-russia |access-date=2 March 2022 |website=The Hill|language=en}} |
Oracle Corporation
|Cloud computing |{{Flag|United States}} |Oracle suspended all operations in Russia. |2 March 2022 |{{cite web |date=2 March 2022 |title=Oracle suspends operations in Russia, SAP pauses sales |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/oracle-says-it-has-suspended-all-operations-russia-2022-03-02/ |access-date=2 March 2022 |website=Reuters|language=en}} |
SAP
|Cloud computing |{{Flag|Germany}} |SAP paused sales in Russia. |2 March 2022 |
Ericsson
|Telecommunications |{{Flag|Sweden}} |Ericsson suspended all deliveries and operations in Russia. |3 March 2022 (deliveries), 11 April 2022 (operations) |{{cite news |last=Moss |first=Sebastian |title=Ericsson suspends deliveries to Russia, is evaluating business there |url=https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/ericsson-suspends-deliveries-to-russia-is-evaluating-business-there/ |access-date=3 March 2022 |website=www.datacenterdynamics.com |language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/ericsson-suspends-all-operations-russia-ukraine-invasion-2619696|title=Ericsson suspends all Russia operations indefinitely|website=CNA|access-date=13 April 2022|archive-date=11 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411092351/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/ericsson-suspends-all-operations-russia-ukraine-invasion-2619696|url-status=dead}} |
Snapchat
|Social media platform |{{Flag|United States}} |Snapchat stopped running ads in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine and halts ad sales. |3 March 2022 (ad sales only) |
TikTok
|Social media service |{{Flag|China}} |TikTok had restricted access to Russian state media accounts in the European Union. |28 February 2022 |
Reddit
|Social media platform |{{Flag|United States}} |Reddit prohibited links to Russian state media and rejected any advertisement from any Russian-based entity, government or private. |2 March 2022 |
Namecheap
|Domain registrar |{{Flag|United States}} |Domain registrar and hosting provider Namecheap terminated its service to all Russian customers, requiring users to switch providers by 22 March 2022. Namecheap allowed exceptions for "all anti-regime media, protest resources, and any type of websites that are helping to end this war and regime". |1 March 2022 |{{cite web |last=Faife |first=Corin |date=1 March 2022 |title=Namecheap ends service for Russian customers due to government's 'war crimes' |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/1/22956581/russia-ukraine-namecheap-ends-service-war-crimes |access-date=3 March 2022 |website=The Verge |language=en}} |
GoDaddy
|Domain registrar |{{Flag|United States}} |GoDaddy stopped supporting new registrations for the .ru extension. Registrants are also unable to sell or transfer existing domains to any party for profit. |2 March 2022 |
Uber
|Transportation service |{{Flag|United States}} |Uber distanced itself from the Russian company Yandex.Taxi by ending its partnership agreement and three Uber executives resigned from its board. Uber agreed to allow Yandex to purchase its 29% stake in the company. |28 February 2022 |{{Cite news |last=Browning |first=Kellen |date=28 February 2022 |title=Uber distances itself from Yandex.Taxi, the Russian ride-sharing service. |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/28/business/russia-uber-yandex-taxi.html |access-date=3 March 2022 |issn=0362-4331}} |
DuckDuckGo
|Search engine |{{Flag|United States}} |DuckDuckGo paused its partnership with Yandex Search. |1 March 2022 |
Rakuten
|Conglomerate |{{Flag|Japan}} |Rakuten removed Russian ads from its messaging app Viber. |3 March 2022 (Viber ads only) |
Microsoft
|Software maker |{{Flag|United States}} |Microsoft suspended new sales of its products and services on 4 March. Later it was announced that the company would donate the sales of Epic Games' Fortnite on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S from March 20 to April 3 to humanitarian relief organizations working in Ukraine. |4 March 2022 |{{Cite news |date=4 March 2022 |title=Microsoft suspends sales in Russia as Western sanctions tighten |language=en |work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/microsoft-suspends-product-sales-services-russia-2022-03-04/ |access-date=4 March 2022}} |
Cisco
|Cloud computing |{{Flag|United States}} |Cisco suspended all deliveries to Russia and Belarus. |3 March 2022 |
Samsung Electronics
|Electronics |{{Flag|South Korea}} |Samsung suspended shipments to Russia and is donating $6 million to aid refugees and to other humanitarian relief efforts. Samsung Pay is also suspended in Russia. |4 March 2022 |{{Cite news |date=4 March 2022 |title=Samsung Elec says shipments to Russia suspended, donating $6 mln in aid |language=en |work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/samsung-elec-says-shipments-russia-suspended-donating-6-mln-aid-2022-03-04/ |access-date=4 March 2022}} |
LG Electronics
|Electronics |{{Flag|South Korea}} |LG Electronics, a South Korean technology company, operates a TV and home electronics plant in Ruza, Russia, and has said that it has enough inventory of raw materials and components in Russia for the production of their products there. It announced on 19 March 2022 that it is suspending all shipments to Russia. |19 March 2022 |{{cite web|title=Samsung, LG fret over shipping lines' delivery halt to Russia|date=3 March 2022|url=https://www.kedglobal.com/business-politics/newsView/ked202203030004|access-date=2022-03-19 |website=kedglobal.com}}{{cite web|title=LG Suspends Shipments to Russia|date=19 March 2022|url=https://www.lgnewsroom.com/2022/03/lg-suspends-shipments-to-russia/|access-date=2022-03-19 |website=lgnewsroom.com}} |
Panasonic
|Electronics |{{Flag|Japan}} |Panasonic suspended shipments and ended operations, while donating ¥20 million in aid to Ukrainian refugees under the Polish Red Cross. |4 March 2022 |
Meta
|Social Media platform |{{Flag|United States}} |Meta's Facebook and Instagram stopped displaying RT and Sputnik accounts in EU member states. |3 March 2022 |
Twitter
|Social Media platform |{{Flag|United States}} |Twitter stopped displaying RT and Sputnik accounts in EU member states. |3 March 2022 |
Google
|Search engine |{{Flag|United States}} |Google suspended its ad business on 4 March in response to the Russian government's ultimatum to "stop advertising anti-Russian propaganda". Then, on 11 March, YouTube said that its immediately blocking access around the world to channels associated with Russian state-funded media, citing a policy barring content that denies, minimizes or trivializes well-documented violent events. On 18 May 2022, Google Russia filed for bankruptcy, though the company will keep its free services, such as its search engine and YouTube, available in Russia. |4 March 2022 (ad business) |{{Cite news |last=Hamilton |first=Isobel |date=4 March 2022 |title=Google stops selling ads in Russia after a regulator demanded it stop showing YouTube ads with 'false political information' about Ukraine |work=Yahoo! News |url=https://news.yahoo.com/google-stops-selling-ads-russia-122302903.html |access-date=5 March 2022}}{{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/googles-russian-subsidiary-files-bankruptcy-document-2022-05-18 | title=Google's Russian subsidiary to file for bankruptcy after bank account seized | newspaper=Reuters| date=18 May 2022 }} |
Adobe Inc.
|Software |{{Flag|United States}} |Adobe suspended new software service and newly subscription sales. |4 March 2022 |
DJI
|UAV |{{Flag|China}} |Paused the sales of its drones and issued a statement to condemn the use of its products that will cause harm. |26 April 2022 |
Dell
|Electronics |{{Flag|United States}} |Dell paused sales of all its PCs. |1 March 2022 |{{cite web |title=Dell Halts Sales in Russia |url=https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/russia-ukraine-latest-news-2022-03-01/card/dell-halts-sales-in-russia-fvpuoKHYCV3WKSKjOGLy |access-date=3 March 2022 |website=The Wall Street Journal |language=en}} |
HP Inc.
|Electronics |{{Flag|United States}} |HP suspends shipment of its products to Russia. |March 2022 |
TSMC
|Semiconductors |{{Flag|Taiwan}} |TSMC halted sales to Russia and third parties that supplied to Russia. Russian companies that design their own chips such as Baikal CPU, MCST, Yadro and STC Module are manufactured by TSMC, which cut off Russia's access to semiconductors. |25 February 2022 |{{Cite news |last=Whalen |first=Jeanne |date=25 February 2022 |title=Computer chip industry begins halting deliveries to Russia in response to U.S. sanctions |language=en-US |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/02/25/ukraine-russia-chips-sanctions-tsmc/ |access-date=3 March 2022 |issn=0190-8286}} |
GlobalFoundries
|Semiconductors |{{Flag|United States}} |GlobalFoundries halted sales to Russia and third parties that supplied to Russia. |25 February 2022 |
Intel
|Semiconductors |{{Flag|United States}} |Intel halted sales to Russia and third parties that supplied to Russia. |28 February 2022 |{{cite web |last=Spadafora |first=Anthony |date=28 February 2022 |title=Intel and AMD reportedly pull chip sales to Russia |url=https://www.techradar.com/news/intel-and-amd-reportedly-pull-chip-sales-to-russia |access-date=3 March 2022 |website=TechRadar |language=en}} |
Advanced Micro Devices
|Semiconductors |{{Flag|United States}} |AMD halted sales to Russia and third parties that supplied to Russia. |28 February 2022 |
Yamaha Corporation
|Audio equipment |{{Flag|Japan}} |Yamaha Corporation suspended exports and paused operations. |4 March 2022 |
JCB
|Heavy equipment |{{Flag|United Kingdom}} |JCB paused all operations, including the export of machines and spare parts. |3 March 2022 |
KONE
|Elevator and escalator manufacturer |{{Flag|Finland}} |KONE, ceased deliveries to Russia, and stopped signing new orders from Russia for the time being. The company made a donation for Ukraine through the Finnish Red Cross. |3 March 2022 |
Nokia
|Conglomerate |{{Flag|Finland}} |Nokia stopped deliveries to Russia and exited the market altogether soon afterwards. |1 March 2022 (deliveries), 12 April 2022 (operations) |{{Cite news |last=Ringstrom |first=Anna |date=1 March 2022 |title=Nokia stops deliveries to Russia |work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/nokia-stops-deliveries-russia-2022-03-01/ |access-date=3 March 2022}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/nokia-says-stop-doing-business-russia-2022-04-12/|title=Nokia to stop doing business in Russia|first=Supantha|last=Mukherjee|newspaper=Reuters|date=12 April 2022|via=www.reuters.com}} |
Web Summit
|Conference event |{{Flag|Portugal}} |Web Summit banned all Russian government members, agencies, state-controlled media, state-backed businesses, and companies with ties to the Russian government from participating at its conferences. |4 March 2022 |
Siemens
|Industrial manufacturing |{{Flag|Germany}} |Siemens withdrew from most of its business in Russia. |March 2022 |{{Cite news |date=March 2022 |title=Siemens suspends operations in Russia following Ukraine invasion |work=Financial Times |publisher=The Financial Times Ltd. |publication-place=Frankfurt am Main, Germany |url=https://www.ft.com/content/b9f3bc37-396c-4097-8d00-61f096bf8b7e |url-status=live |access-date=6 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306214450/https://www.ft.com/content/b9f3bc37-396c-4097-8d00-61f096bf8b7e |archive-date=6 March 2022 |author-first1=Joe |author-last1=Miller |author-first2=Olaf |author-last2=Storbeck}}{{cite web |date=March 2022 |editor-last=Pandey |editor-first=Ashutosh |title=From Russia with haste: Mass exodus of companies over Ukraine invasion |url=https://www.dw.com/en/from-russia-with-haste-mass-exodus-of-companies-over-ukraine-invasion/a-60978353 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306214400/https://www.dw.com/en/from-russia-with-haste-mass-exodus-of-companies-over-ukraine-invasion/a-60978353 |archive-date=6 March 2022 |access-date=6 March 2022 |website=dw.com |publisher=Deutsche Welle}} |
Wärtsilä
|Power sources |{{Flag|Finland}} |Wärtsilä, a Finnish company which manufactures and services power sources and other equipment in the marine and energy markets, has suspended all deliveries and new sales to Russia. |March 2022 |
Ponsse
|Forest machines |{{Flag|Finland}} |Ponsse, a Finnish company that manufactures, sells and maintains forest machine, discontinues temporarily all export operations to Russia and Belarus, including local spare parts and service operations. |7 March 2022 |
Upwork
|Freelancing platform |{{Flag|United States}} |Upwork is suspending all operations in Russia and Belarus, with a complete shut down to take effect by 1 May. |7 March 2022 (operations) |{{Cite news |last=Wack |first=Chris |date=7 March 2022 |title=Upwork Suspending Business in Russia, Withdraws Guidance |work=MarketWatch |url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/upwork-suspending-business-in-russia-withdraws-guidance-271646662482 |url-status=live |access-date=7 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307192318/https://www.marketwatch.com/story/upwork-suspending-business-in-russia-withdraws-guidance-271646662482 |archive-date=7 March 2022}} |
Clutch.co
|Ratings and reviews platform |{{Flag|United States}} |Clutch.co, the leading ratings and reviews platform for IT, Marketing, and Business service providers, suspended all business activity in Russia and Belarus. |11 March 2022 |
IBM
|Conglomerate |{{Flag|United States}} |IBM suspended all business in Russia. |7 March 2022 |{{cite web |last=Villarreal |first=Daniel |date=7 March 2022 |title=IBM joins expanding list of business titans cutting ties with Russia |url=https://www.newsweek.com/ibm-joins-expanding-list-business-titans-cutting-ties-russia-1685751 |access-date=8 March 2022 |website=Newsweek |language=en}} |
Cogent Communications
|Internet backbone provider |{{Flag|United States}} |Cogent Communications disconnected all connections to Russia. |4 March 2022 |{{cite web |last=Williams |first=Chris |date=4 March 2022 |title=Internet backbone Cogent cuts off Russian clients |url=https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/04/cogent_cuts_off_russia/ |access-date=9 March 2022 |website=The Register |language=en}} |
Lumen Technologies
|Internet backbone provider |{{Flag|United States}} |Lumen Technologies disconnected all connections to Russia. |9 March 2022 |{{cite web |last=Sharwood |first=Simon |date=9 March 2022 |title=Internet backbone provider Lumen quits Russia |url=https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/09/lumen_quits_russia/ |access-date=9 March 2022 |website=The Register|language=en}} |
Alstom
|Train maker |{{Flag|France}} |Alstom will suspend all deliveries towards Russia and all future business investments in Russia. |9 March 2022 |{{cite web |title=Here are the companies pulling back from Russia |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/02/business/companies-pulling-back-russia-ukraine-war-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=9 March 2022 |website=CNN |date=2 March 2022 |language=en}} |
Ricoh
|Printers |{{Flag|Japan}} |Ricoh had suspended business in Russia. |March 2022 |
Canon Inc.
|Printers |{{Flag|Japan}} |Canon had suspended business in Russia. |March 2022 |
Epson
|Printers |{{Flag|Japan}} |Epson had suspended business in Russia. |March 2022 |
Konica Minolta
|Printers |{{Flag|Japan}} |Konica Minolta had suspended business in Russia. |March 2022 |
Amazon
|Conglomerate |{{Flag|United States}} |Amazon ceased shipping of products in Russia and Belarus. They removed Amazon Prime Video access in Russia. They are not accepting customers based in Russia or Belarus for Amazon Web Services and Amazon third-party sellers. |9 March 2022 |{{cite news |last1=Spangler |first1=Todd |title=Amazon Shuts Off Prime Video in Russia, Halts Product Shipments to Country Amid Ukraine War |url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/amazon-suspends-prime-video-russia-shipments-1235199942/ |access-date=9 March 2022 |work=Variety|date=9 March 2022}} |
Deere & Company
|Heavy equipment |{{Flag|United States}} |Deere & Company had ended shipments to Russia and Belarus. |1 March 2022 |
Caterpillar Inc.
|Conglomerate |{{Flag|United States}} |Caterpillar, an American corporation that sells machinery, engines, generator sets and financial products, are suspending operations in their Russian manufacturing facilities. |March 2022 |
Red Hat
|Enterprise Linux provider |{{Flag|United States}} |Red Hat suspended sales in Russia. |9 March 2022 |{{cite web |last=Robinson |first=Dan |date=9 March 2022 |title=Red Hat, SUSE suspend sales in Russia |url=https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/09/red_hat_suse_russia/ |access-date=10 March 2022 |website=The Register |language=en}} |
SUSE
|Enterprise Linux provider |{{Flag|Germany}} |SUSE suspended sales in Russia. |9 March 2022 |
Hitachi
|Electronics |{{Flag|Japan}} |Hitachi is pausing exports to Russia and suspending all manufacturing in the country, with the exception of products, services and support for electrical power equipment. |2 March 2022 |
General Electric
|Conglomerate |{{Flag|United States}} |GE has suspended most of its operations in Russia, with the exception of providing essential medical equipment and supporting existing power services. |2 March 2022 |
NetApp
|Cloud computing |{{Flag|United States}} |NetApp suspended all operations in Russia. |10 March 2022 |
Honeywell
|Conglomerate |{{Flag|United States}} |Honeywell suspended business in both Russia and Belarus. |9 March 2022 |{{Cite news |title=Honeywell suspends business in Russia, Belarus|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/honeywell-suspends-business-russia-belarus-2022-03-09/|website=Reuters|date=9 March 2022|language=en}} |
Autodesk
|Software |{{Flag|United States}} |Autodesk suspended operations in Russia. |4 March 2022 |
MongoDB Inc.
|Software |{{Flag|United States}} |MongoDB, the NoSQL provider terminated accounts registered in Russia and Belarus. |15 March 2022 |{{cite web |last=Sharwood |first=Simon |date=2022-03-15 |title=MongoDB to terminate Russian SaaS accounts |url=https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/15/mongodb_terminates_russian_saas/ |access-date=2022-03-15 |website=The Register |language=en}} |
Hostinger
|Hosting provider |{{Flag|Lithuania}} |Hostinger suspended all payments from Russia and Belarus. |4 March 2022 |
Teradata
|Software |{{Flag|United States}} |Teradata, a software company that provides database and analytics-related software, products, and services stopped conducting business in Russia and has ceased customer interactions and services with all Russian accounts. |24 March 2022 |
Telia Lietuva
|Internet and Cable provider |{{Flag|Lithuania}} |Telia Lietuva stopped broadcasting Russian TV channels from its cable television service. |4 March 2022 |
Cgates
|Internet and Cable provider |{{Flag|Lithuania}} |Cgates stopped broadcasting Russian TV channels from its cable television service. |4 March 2022 |
Splius
|Internet and Cable provider |{{Flag|Lithuania}} |Splius stopped broadcasting Russian TV channels from its cable television service. |4 March 2022 |
Asus
|Hardware manufacturer |{{Flag|Taiwan}} |Stopped exports to Russia. |14 March 2022 |{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taiwan-says-asus-will-evacuate-russia-after-ukraine-urges-exit-2022-03-14/|title=Taiwan's ASUS says Russia shipments at a halt, after Ukraine urges exit|newspaper=Reuters|date=14 March 2022|via=www.reuters.com}} |
= Tourism and hospitality=
class="wikitable sortable" |
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Delta Air Lines
|Airline |{{Flag|United States}} |Delta Air Lines suspended its code sharing partnership with Russian airliner Aeroflot. |25 February 2022 |
Alaska Airlines
|Airline |{{Flag|United States}} |Alaska Airlines suspended its mileage partnership with S7 Airlines, and interline relationships with Aeroflot and S7 Airlines. |1 March 2022 |
AirBaltic
|Airline |{{Flag|Latvia}} |AirBaltic, Latvia's flag carrier had suspended all flights to and from the Russian market. |5 March 2022 |
Air Astana
|Airline |{{Flag|Kazakhstan}} |Air Asatna, Kazakhstan's flag carrier had suspended all flights to and from the Russian market. |11 March 2022 |{{Cite news|url=https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2022/03/11/Kazakh-Turkish-carriers-suspend-flights-to-Russia-over-Ukraine-crisis#:~:text=Russia%20Ukraine%20conflict-,Kazakh%2C%20Turkish%20carriers%20suspend%20flights%20to%20Russia%20over%20Ukraine%20crisis,its%20military%20incursion%20in%20Ukraine.|title=Kazakh, Turkish carriers suspend flights to Russia over Ukraine crisis|work=Al Arabiya|date=11 March 2022|access-date=7 April 2022}} |
Pegasus Airlines
|Airline |{{Flag|Turkey}} |Pegasus Airlines, one of Turkey's commercial airlines, had suspended all flights to and from the Russian market. As of August 2023, Pegasus Airlines have resumed daily flights to Moscow and Saint Petersburg over European airspace into Russian airspace. |11 March 2022 |{{Cite web |last=Petchenik |first=Ian |date=2023-04-25 |title=Where are flights leaving Russia going? |url=https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/where-are-flights-leaving-russia-going/ |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Flightradar24 Blog |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Jakobi |first=Sam |date=2023-08-30 |title=Which major airlines are still flying over Russian airspace? |url=https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/which-major-airlines-are-still-flying-over-russian-airspace/ |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Flightradar24 Blog |language=en-US}} |
Wizz Air
|Airline |{{Flag|Hungary}} |Wizz Air 'temporarily suspended' all flights from and to Russia. |1 March 2022 |
Airbnb
|Hospitality |{{Flag|United States}} |Airbnb suspended all operations in Russia and Belarus. |4 March 2022 |{{cite web |date=4 March 2022 |title=Airbnb suspends all operations in Russia and Belarus |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/mar/04/airbnb-suspends-all-operations-in-russia-and-belarus |access-date=5 March 2022 |website=The Guardian |language=en}} |
Booking Holdings
|Travel website holding |{{Flag|United States}} |Booking Holdings, the operator of Priceline, Booking, Agoda, Kayak and Opentable, suspended all operations in Russia and travel services in Belarus. |4 March 2022 |{{Cite news |date=4 March 2022 |title=Airbnb, Booking join Western corporate shutdowns in Russia |language=en |work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/airbnb-is-suspending-all-operations-russia-belarus-ceo-says-2022-03-04/ |access-date=5 March 2022}} |
GetYourGuide
|Travel agency |{{Flag|Germany}} |GetYourGuide stopped offering experiences in Russia. |2 March 2022 |
Hilton Worldwide
|Hospitality |{{Flag|United States}} |Hilton, an American hospitality company with 29 locations in Russia, is suspending all new developmental activity in Russia and have closed their corporate office in Moscow. |9 March 2022 |
Hyatt
|Hospitality |{{Flag|United States}} |Hyatt, a hospitality company with 6 locations in Russia, is halting development in Russia and new investments, but it continues to evaluate hotel operations in Russia. |10 March 2022 |{{Cite news |last= |date=10 March 2022 |title=Here are the companies pulling back from Russia |language=en |work=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/02/business/companies-pulling-back-russia-ukraine-war-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=10 March 2022}} |
InterContinental Hotels Group
|Hospitality |{{Flag|United Kingdom}} |InterContinental Hotels Group, a British hotel operator with 29 hotels in Russia, suspended its investments in Russia on 10 March 2022. However, they are still actively taking bookings and there is a new Crowne Plaza opening in Moscow in June. On 27 June, IHG suspended all operations in Russia. |10 March 2022 (investments only) |{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/holiday-inn-owner-ihg-suspends-investments-russia-2022-03-10/|title=Holiday inn-owner IHG suspends investments in Russia|newspaper=Reuters|date=10 March 2022|via=www.reuters.com}}{{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/business/holiday-inn-owner-ihg-says-stopping-all-russian-operations-2022-06-27 | title=Holiday Inn owner IHG says stopping all Russian operations | newspaper=Reuters| date=27 June 2022 }} |
Marriott International
|Hospitality |{{Flag|United States}} |Marriott, a hospitality company with 10 locations in Russia, has closed its corporate office in Moscow, and paused the opening of upcoming hotels and all future hotel development and investment in Russia. However, it says their hotels in Russia are owned by third parties and they continue to evaluate the ability for these hotels to remain open. |10 March 2022 |
Expedia Group
|Travel website holding |{{Flag|United States}} |Expedia Group, operator of trivago, Orbitz, Travelocity, Hotwire.com, Tripadvisor, and Hotels.com had ceased sales to and from Russia. |2 March 2022 |{{Cite web|url=https://skift.com/2022/03/02/expedia-an-online-travel-standout-ceasing-to-offer-russia-travel/|title=Expedia Ceases Sales to and From Russia|author=Dennis Schaal|work=Skift|date=2 March 2022|access-date=5 April 2022}} |
Rick Steves
|Travel expert |{{Flag|United States}} |Rick Steves and his company Rick Steves Europe cancelled 2022 tours which include stops to Russia. |28 February 2022 |
smarTours
|Travel agency |{{Flag|United States}} |smarTours cancelled its Russia itineraries. |4 March 2022 |
eDreams ODIGEO
|Travel website |{{Flag|Spain}} |eDreams ODIGEO shuts down its Russian website on 28 February, with Russian and Belarussian airlines removed from its inventory. Later on 4 March, the company stopped offering hotel bookings in conjunction with Booking Holdings. |28 February 2022 (website) |
G Adventures
|Travel agency |{{Flag|Canada}} |G Adventures and its company founder Bruce Poon Tip announced that the tour operator has cancelled all tours in Russia and travellers booked on forward departures will be refunded. |2 March 2022 |
Kensington Tours
|Travel agency |{{Flag|Canada}} |Kensignton Tours is not accepting bookings for trips scheduled for Russia and Ukraine throughout 2022, and has decided to move these trips to future dates. |4 March 2022 |
Tauck
|Cruise ships |{{Flag|United States}} |Tauck announced that all 2022 departures of its Russian Glories, Baltic Treasures tour have been cancelled. That itinerary included Lithuania and Latvia, plus Finnish capital Helsinki and Russian cities St. Petersburg and Moscow. Also, Tauck has removed St. Petersburg as a call in its St. Petersburg & the Baltic Sea small-ship cruise itinerary. |4 March 2022 |
The Travel Corporation
|Travel agency |{{Flag|United States}} |The Travel Corporation, operator of Trafalgar Tours, said that it will not be operating Russia tours in 2022. |4 March 2022 |
Other
= Airspace closures =
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By 5 March 2022, the following countries and territories had completely closed their airspace to all Russian airlines and Russian-registered private jets:{{Cite news |last=Jankowicz |first=Mia |date=2 March 2022 |title=Map shows countries that have closed their airspace to Russia over Ukraine invasion |work=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/map-shows-countries-that-closed-airspace-russia-over-ukraine-war-2022-3 |access-date=3 March 2022}}{{Cite news |title=Unfriendly skies |url=https://graphics.reuters.com/UKRAINE-CRISIS/AIRLINES/klpykbmropg/ |access-date=6 March 2022 |work=Reuters}}{{cite web |title=Ukraine aviation situation updates |date=25 February 2022 |url=https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/ukraine-aviation-situation-updates/ |access-date=6 March 2022 |publisher=Flightradar24}}{{Cite news |date=28 February 2022 |title=North Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania join sanctions on Russia, Montenegro announces them |work=Europeanwesternbalkans.com |url=https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2022/02/28/north-macedonia-kosovo-albania-join-sanctions-on-russia-montenegro-announces-them/ |access-date=24 March 2022}}
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The European Union had already banned all Belarusian aircraft from EU airspace in June 2021 in response to the forced landing of Ryanair Flight 4978.{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/06/04/1003173750/eu-bans-belarus-airlines-and-reroutes-flights-around-its-airspace|title=The EU Bans Belarus Airlines And Reroutes Flights Around Its Airspace|first=Jaclyn|last=Diaz|date=4 June 2021|website=NPR}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-ban-belarus-overflights-midnight-diplomats-say-2021-06-04/|title=EU bans Belarus airlines as opposition urges G7 sanctions|first1=Robin|last1=Emmott|first2=Joanna|last2=Plucinska|date=4 June 2021|newspaper=Reuters}}
As well, airlines from many other countries have diverted their flights away from Russian airspace, despite not being banned by Russia or not slapping a ban on Russian aircraft. This includes:
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- {{Flaglist|Singapore}} (Singapore Airlines had already diverted their flights away from Belarus after Ryanair Flight 4978 incident)
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= Breaking of diplomatic relations =
Both Ukraine and the Federated States of Micronesia{{cite web | url=https://www.tastingtable.com/805653/why-burger-king-hasnt-closed-any-of-its-russian-locations/ | title=Why Burger King Hasn't Closed Any of Its Russian Locations | date=21 March 2022 }} indefinitely severed all diplomatic ties with Russia.
Controversy
= Criticism =
Critics of the boycott and sanctions have predicted that they would not cause significant changes in the Russian government's policy. Patrick Cockburn argued that sanctions similar to those used against Iraq will cause widespread poverty and claim more lives than the use of military force.{{cite web |last=Cockburn |first=Patrick |date=4 March 2022 |title=Sanctions are blunt instruments which punish entire populations but hurt leaders least |url=https://inews.co.uk/opinion/sanctions-are-blunt-instruments-which-punish-entire-populations-but-hurt-leaders-least-1498690 |publisher=iNews |accessdate=7 March 2022}} Others have supported the cultural boycott but called for economic coercion to be narrowly targeted.{{cite web |last=Britschgi |first=Christian |date=25 February 2022 |title=Should the U.S. be sanctioning Russia? |url=https://reason.com/2022/02/25/should-the-u-s-be-sanctioning-russia/ |work=Reason |accessdate=7 March 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Finkel |first1=Eugene |last2=Azarieva |first2=Janetta |last3=Brundy |first3=Yitzhak |date=25 February 2022 |title=Western sanctions don't harm Putin – they strengthen him |url=https://thehill.com/opinion/international/595776-western-sanctions-dont-harm-putin-they-strengthen-him |work=The Hill |accessdate=7 March 2022}} Some critics noted that the decision of major credit card companies to suspend their operations in Russia will affect any Russian who has taken out a credit card in their home country, including those who have protested against the war in Ukraine, who are trying to flee Russia or are now living abroad.{{cite news |last1=Siegel |first1=Jacob |title=Hate Putin! Hate Russia! Hate ... Cats? |work=Tablet |url=https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/hate-putin-hate-russia-hate-cats |date=9 March 2022}}{{cite news |title=Visa and Mastercard suspend Russian operations |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60637429 |work=BBC News |date=6 March 2022}}
Activists in Russia believe that amid lost access to financial and educational institutions, Putin will be better able to paint Western countries as the enemy.{{cite web |last=Vorobyov |first=Niko |date=28 February 2022 |title=Russians denounce 'collective punishment' for Ukraine invasion |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/28/russians-denounce-collective-punishment-for-ukraine-invasion |work=Al Jazeera |accessdate=7 March 2022}} Carnegie Moscow Center scholar Andrey Movchan wrote that sanctions aimed at ordinary Russians could be "exactly what the Kremlin wants – that tens of millions of Russians who oppose the regime will be unable to leave the country and even temporarily find themselves in a world free of Russian propaganda", stating that sanctions should instead "uncompromisingly block the Kremlin's access to its financial and technological resources".{{cite news |date=28 February 2022 |title=Western Reaction to War in Ukraine Plays into Vladimir Putin's Hands|url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/02/28/western-reaction-to-war-in-ukraine-plays-into-vladimir-putins-hands-a76644|author-last=Movchan |author-first=Andrey |access-date=5 March 2022 |magazine=The Moscow Times}}
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince stated that "if Cloudflare were to stop operating in Russia, the Russian government would celebrate us shutting down" because "indiscriminately terminating service would do little to harm the Russian government, but would both limit access to information outside the country, and make significantly more vulnerable those who have used us to shield themselves as they have criticized the government".{{cite news|last=Chanthadavong|first=Aimee|title=Cloudflare and Akamai refuse to pull services out of Russia|language=en|date=8 March 2022|magazine=ZDNet|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/cloudflare-and-akamai-refuse-to-pull-services-out-of-russia/}}
Regarding the cultural boycott, Patrick West wrote that many parts had become a vehicle for Russophobia, notably an incident in which the University of Milano-Bicocca in Italy considered cancelling a course on Dostoyevski but ultimately did not.{{cite magazine |last=West |first=Patrick |date=6 February 2022 |title=A cultural boycott of Russia plays into Putin's hands |url=https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/a-cultural-boycott-of-russia-plays-into-putin-s-hands |magazine=The Spectator |accessdate=7 February 2022}} A decision by the Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra to cancel a planned performance of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture was met with similar controversy.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-60684374|title=Cardiff orchestra pulls Tchaikovsky music over war|work=BBC News|date=2022-03-09|accessdate=2020-03-17}} One of the directors stated that continuing with the original concert would have been offensive due to the themes of Russian military pride and not simply because Tchaikovsky was Russian.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/mar/12/cardiff-orchestra-defends-cut-tchaikovsky-concert-russia|title=Cardiff orchestra defends move to cut Trhaikovsky from concert|first=Ben|last=Quinn|newspaper=The Guardian|date=2022-03-12|accessdate=2022-03-17}} Discussing these issues, the communications coordinator for Diem25 expressed regret that Netflix was suspending its adaptation of Anna Karenina due to the involvement of a Russian production company.{{cite web|url=https://diem25.org/russophobia-at-home-wont-help-ukraine/|title=Russophobia at home won't help Ukrainians|first=Lucas|last=Febraro|publisher=Diem25|date=2022-03-14|accessdate=2022-03-17}} Business professor Stanislav Markus has suggested that boycotts of Russia might expand to include more countries as the companies involved become increasingly comfortable with deglobalisation.{{cite news |title=After unprecedented Russia boycotts, corporate boardrooms will face a much trickier, longer-term global end game |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/08/after-russia-exit-moves-corporations-face-a-much-trickier-end-game.html |work=CNBC |date=8 March 2022}}
= Polling within Russia and Belarus =
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In April 2022, only 11% of Belarusians supported sending Belarusian troops to Ukraine.{{cite news |title=11% of Belarusians support sending Belarus troops to Ukraine – poll |url=https://euroradio.fm/en/belarusians-answer-questions-about-war-ukraine |work=Euroradio |date=27 April 2022}} A study performed by Chatham House in May 2022 revealed that 32% of Belarusian respondents supported the Russian invasion of Ukraine and 40% did not support the invasion.{{cite news |title=Over 30% of Belarusians support war in Ukraine, recent survey shows |url=https://euroradio.fm/en/over-30-belarusians-support-war-ukraine-recent-survey-shows |work=Euroradio |date=9 May 2022}}
A Kremlin-associated poll claimed that the 68% of the Russian population approves of the "special military operation" in Ukraine, while independent polls put that number at 58%.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vedomosti.ru/politics/articles/2022/02/28/911382-68-rossiyan-podderzhivayut|script-title=ru:68% россиян поддерживают военную спецоперацию на Украине|language=ru|trans-title=68% of Russians support military special operation in Ukraine|website=Ведомости|date=28 February 2022 }}{{cite news |title=Misinformation colors how Russians are seeing the Ukrainian war |url=https://thehill.com/policy/international/597863-misinformation-colors-how-russians-are-seeing-the-ukrainian-war |work=The Hill |date=11 March 2022}}{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/08/russia-public-opinion-ukraine-invasion/ |title=Russian public opinion: Poll shows 58 percent of Russians support Ukraine invasion, 23 percent oppose it |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=2022-03-08 |access-date=2022-03-15}} The Kremlin-associated poll, which was conducted between February 28 and March 6, claimed that Putin's approval rating was 74.6%.{{cite web |url=https://newizv.ru/news/politics/11-03-2022/vtsiom-putinu-doveryayut-bolee-77-protsentov-rossiyan?amp=1 |script-title=ru:ВЦИОМ: Путину доверяют более 77 процентов россиян |language=ru |trans-title=VTsIOM: More than 77% of Russians trust Putin |publisher=Novyye Izvestiya |date=11 March 2022 |accessdate=2022-03-15}} According to the poll, in the group of 18-to-24-year-olds, only 29% of Russians supported the "special military operation" in Ukraine. Two reasons many Russians still support Putin and the "special military operation" in Ukraine have to do with the propaganda and disinformation being sown by the Kremlin,{{cite news |title='Pure Orwell': how Russian state media spins invasion as liberation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/25/pure-orwell-how-russian-state-media-spins-ukraine-invasion-as-liberation |work=The Guardian |date=25 February 2022}} and the antagonization and discrimination by Western populations/institutions of Russian people.{{cite news |title=Russian chess player Sergey Karjakin banned from competing for supporting war |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sergey-karjakin-russian-chess-player-banned-for-supporting-ukraine-invasion/?intcid=CNM-00-10abd1h |work=CBS News |date=22 March 2022}}{{cite news |title=Daniil Medvedev, other Russian tennis stars may be banned from Wimbledon |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/tennis/wimbledon/daniil-medvedev-other-russian-tennis-stars-may-be-banned-from-wimbledon/news-story/33d4ad5eacd940031bdfb032145c45a0 |work=Fox Sports |date=16 March 2022}} Some Russians publicly displayed the infamous "Z" letter.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/07/world/europe/russia-letter-z-ivan-kuliak.html|title=The letter 'Z' has become a symbol for Russians who support the invasion of Ukraine|first=Neil|last=MacFarquhar|newspaper=The New York Times|date=7 March 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/politics/article/55619/1/what-is-the-z-the-pro-war-symbol-sweeping-russia-ukraine-putin|title=What is the 'Z', the pro-war symbol sweeping Russia?|date=8 March 2022|website=Dazed}} Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak displayed it while standing on a victory podium near a Ukrainian athlete and later expressed no regret for doing that.{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/09/sport/ivan-kuliak-no-regrets-russia-ukraine-spt-intl/index.html|title=Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak says he has no regrets about wearing 'Z' symbol on podium next to Ukrainian athlete – state media|first=Ben|last=Church|website=CNN}} More than 200,000 attended Vladimir Putin's pro-war nationalist rally at the Luzhniki Stadium on 18 March,{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/putin-appears-at-big-pro-war-rally-amid-reports-some-attendants-pressured-to-come/amp/|title=Putin appears at huge pro-war rally; some of 200,000 crowd said ordered to attend |work=The Times of Israel}} with many forced by their employers to attend.{{cite news |title=Russians told to attend pro-war Vladimir Putin rally in Moscow or 'resign' from jobs |url=https://www.itv.com/news/2022-03-18/russians-told-to-attend-pro-war-putin-rally-in-moscow-or-resign-from-jobs |work=ITV News|date=18 March 2022}}
A series of four online polls of Moscow residents by Alexei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation claimed that between February 25 and March 3, the share of respondents in Moscow who considered Russia an "aggressor" increased from 29% to 53%, while the share of those who considered Russia a "peacemaker" fell by half from 25% to 12%.{{cite news | title=Anti-war momentum growing in Russia, poll from opposition leader Navalny claims | newspaper=The Independent | date=8 March 2022 | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-alexey-navalny-putin-b2030915.html }}
Some observers noted what they described as a "generational struggle" among Russians over perception of the war, with younger Russians generally opposed to the war and older Russians more likely to accept the narrative presented by state-controlled media in Russia, the main source of news for most Russians.{{cite news |title=How do young Ukrainians and Russians feel about another war? |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/7/not-worth-fighting-for-young-ukrainians-and-russians-shun-war |work=Al Jazeera |date=7 February 2022}} Kataryna Wolczuk, an associate fellow of Chatham House's Russia and Eurasia programme, said that "[Older] Russians are inclined to think in line with the official 'narrative' that Russia is defending Russian speakers in Ukraine, so it's about offering protection rather than aggression." A poll by the independent Levada Center published on 30 March saw Putin's approval rating jump from 71% in February to 83% in March.{{cite news |title=Russians in the dark about true state of war amid country's Orwellian media coverage |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/04/03/media/russia-media-ukraine-cmd-intl/index.html |work=CNN|date=3 April 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.levada.ru/2022/03/30/odobrenie-institutov-rejtingi-partij-i-politikov/ |script-title=ru:Одобрение институтов, рейтинги партий и политиков |trans-title=Approval of institutions, ratings of parties and politics |website=Levada Center |date=30 March 2022}} However, many respondents do not want to answer pollsters' questions for fear of negative consequences.{{cite news |title=In Russia, opinion polls are a political weapon |url=https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/odr/russia-opinion-polls-war-ukraine/ |work=openDemocracy |date=9 March 2022}} In March 2022, when a Russian politician Maxim Katz and a group of Russian researchers commissioned a poll on Russians’ attitudes toward the war in Ukraine, 29,400 of the 31,000 people they called refused to answer after hearing the theme of the question.{{cite magazine |last1=Yaffa |first1=Joshua |title=Why Do So Many Russians Say They Support the War in Ukraine? |url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/why-do-so-many-russians-say-they-support-the-war-in-ukraine |magazine=The New Yorker|date=29 March 2022}}
= Companies criticised for not joining the boycott =
A number of companies have faced growing pressure to halt operations in Russia, but have not yet done so.{{Cite news |last=Creswell |first=Julie |date=5 March 2022 |title=Fast-food chains and food producers stay open in Russia, and mostly quiet about Ukraine |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/05/world/europe/russia-food-ukraine.html |access-date=6 March 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite news |title=Yale professor lists companies not boycotting Russia: McDonald's, Starbucks and Coca-Cola |language=en-US |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/03/08/russia-company-boycott-yale-list/ |access-date=8 March 2022}}{{Cite news |date=10 March 2022 |title=Stay or go? Western consumer brands wrestle with Russian dilemma |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/7c959692-49d7-42b6-80e4-4d6877995663 |access-date=10 March 2022}} Those include:
- Accor, a French hospitality company with 55 locations in Russia{{cite web |date=8 March 2022 |title=These are the companies still doing business in Russia |url=https://nypost.com/2022/03/08/the-companies-that-are-not-boycotting-russia/ |access-date=9 March 2022 |website=New York Post |language=en-US}}
- AmerisourceBergen, an American healthcare company with research depots in Russia
- Arconic, an American industrial company
- Binance, one of world's largest crypto exchanges, which refused to ban all Russian accounts.{{cite web |title=Ukraine invasion: Attention turns to McDonald's and crypto exchanges, yet to take a stand against Russia |url=https://news.sky.com/story/attention-turns-to-mcdonalds-and-cryptocurrency-exchanges-as-holdouts-in-russia-exodus-12557535 |access-date=6 March 2022 |website=Sky News |language=en}} However, Binance announced that it has donated more than $10 million to its Ukrainian Emergency Relief Fund and $2.5 million to UNICEF's efforts in Ukraine.{{cite web |title=Binance Charity supports UNICEF's efforts to help children in Ukraine |url=https://www.unicef.org/partnerships/binance-charity-supports-unicefs-efforts-help-children-ukraine |access-date=8 March 2022 |website=www.unicef.org |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Donating Crypto to Ukraine: Everything You Need to Know |url=https://money.com/donate-crypto-to-ukraine-war/ |access-date=8 March 2022 |website=Money |language=en}}
- Bosch, one of the largest German multinational engineering and technology companies headquartered in Gerlingen{{Cite news |last=Eddy |first=Nathan |date=9 March 2022 |title=Ukraine: Bosch closes Ukraine site, continuously assesses 'volatile situation' |language=en |url=https://europe.autonews.com/suppliers/bosch-closes-ukraine-site-continuously-assesses-volatile-situation |access-date=11 March 2022}}{{Cite news |last=Solovchuk |first=Lesia |date=11 March 2022 |title='Black' list of companies that continue to work in the aggressor country of RF |language=en |url=https://en.thepage.ua/real-estate/list-of-companies-that-continue-working-in-agressor-country-of-russia-despite-invasion-of-ukraine-and-international-sanctions |access-date=11 March 2022}}
- Bridgestone, a Japanese auto and truck parts manufacturer, left Russia after it sold all its interests in December 2023.{{cite web |title=Bridgestone sells its assets in Russia |url=https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-economy/3803043-bridgestone-sells-its-assets-in-russia.html |date=22 December 2023}}
- Burger King, an American fast food chain
- Citigroup, an American bank
- COSCO, a Chinese container shipping company, and one of the largest container shipping companies in the world{{Cite news |last=Holmstad |first=Dag |date=1 March 2022 |title=Major container lines halt trade with Russia – Cosco remains silent |publisher=ShippingWatch |url=https://shippingwatch.com/carriers/Container/article13784719.ece |access-date=2 March 2022}}
- Credit Suisse, a global investment bank and financial services firm founded and based in Switzerland. Credit Suisse has declared that its Moscow offices remain open, as it was trying to shred evidence of $1.7 billion Russian loans backed by yachts.{{Cite news |date=10 March 2022 |title=Credit Suisse was caught trying to shred evidence of Russian loans backed by yachts. The bank just revealed it has given $1.7 billion to the country's borrowers |language=en |work=Fortune|url=https://fortune.com/2022/03/10/credit-suisse-risk-exposure-russia-ukraine-invasion/ |access-date=11 March 2022}}
- Deutsche Bank, a German multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, and dual-listed on the FWB and the NYSE.{{cite web |date=10 March 2021 |title=Deutsche Bank defends decision not to exit Russia: It's not 'practical' right now |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/10/deutsche-bank-says-not-practical-to-exit-russia-business.html |access-date=11 March 2022 |website=CNBC|language=en-US}} According to The New Yorker, Deutsche Bank has long had an "abject"{{Cite magazine |date=23 September 2020 |title=The FinCEN Files Shed New Light on a Scandalous Episode at Deutsche Bank |url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-fincen-files-shed-new-light-on-a-scandalous-episode-at-deutsche-bank |access-date=2 March 2022 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US}} reputation among major banks, as it has been involved in major scandals across different issue areas.
- Ferragamo, an Italian luxury goods company, does not own stores in Russia and shipments to franchise operations ceased in March 2022.{{cite web |title=Pro-military symbols adorn shop windows of western brands in Moscow |website=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/pro-military-symbols-adorn-shop-windows-western-brands-moscow-2022-05-09/ |date=9 May 2022}}
- French retail companies owned wholly or partially by members of the Mulliez family:
- Auchan, a supermarket chain which in 2016 was ranked first in a list of the largest foreign-owned companies by the Russian edition of Forbes, with revenue in Russia of more than $5 billion{{Cite news |script-title=ru:50 крупнейших иностранных компаний в России – 2016 |language=ru |trans-title=50 largest foreign companies in Russia – 2016 |work=Forbes |url=http://www.forbes.ru/rating/50-krupneishikh-inostrannykh-kompanii-v-rossii-2016/2016 |access-date=20 May 2017}}
- Leroy Merlin, a home improvement and DIY retailer, operates 112 stores in Russia. On 11 March the company announced it had no plans to reduce its operations in Russia.{{Cite news |date=2 March 2022 |title=Leroy Merlin to continue operations in Russia – press service |language=en |work=Tass |url=https://tass.com/economy/1415495 |access-date=6 March 2022}}{{cite web |last=Pladson |first=Kristie |title=Which companies have pulled out of Russia over the Ukraine invasion? |date=10 March 2022 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/which-companies-have-pulled-out-of-russia-over-the-ukraine-invasion/a-61078955 |access-date=11 March 2022 |website=Deutsche Welle |language=en-GB}}
- Herbalife, an American marketing company
- International Paper, an American paper and pulp manufacturer{{Cite news |last1=Sonnenfeld |first1=Jeffrey A. |last2=Tian |first2=Steven |date=2022-04-07 |title=Opinion {{!}} Some of the Biggest Brands Are Leaving Russia. Others Just Can't Quit Putin. Here's a List |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/04/07/opinion/companies-ukraine-boycott.html |access-date=2022-04-19 |issn=0362-4331}}
- Japan Tobacco International, the top tobacco company in Russia, which controls 37% of the Russian tobacco market{{Cite news |last1=Matsuyama |first1=Kanoko |last2=Huang |first2=Grace |date=25 February 2022 |title=Japan Tobacco halts Ukraine plant as fighting intensifies |language=en |work=Japan Times |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/02/25/business/corporate-business/japan-tobacco-ukraine-factory-halt/ |access-date=6 March 2022}}
- Kia, a South Korean car manufacturer and Russia's third-largest carmaker as of 2016.{{Cite news |last=Stolyarov |first=Gleb |date=11 March 2016 |title=Kia eyes steady sales, increased market share in Russia |language=en |work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-autos-kia-motors/kia-eyes-steady-sales-increased-market-share-in-russia-idUSKCN0WD188 |access-date=6 March 2022}} Kia holds a 30% stake in the Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Rus plant in St. Petersburg which is being sold in December 2023. The contract includes a two-year buyback clause.
- Kimberly-Clark, an American personal care corporation
- Koch Industries, an American conglomerate
- Lenovo, a Chinese hardware and electronics manufacturer{{Cite web |website=channelnews |title=ASUS Bows To Pressure Pulls Out Of Supplying Russia, But Not Lenovo |url=https://www.channelnews.com.au/asus-pull-out-of-supplying-russia-but-not-lenovo/ |access-date=2022-04-19 |language=en-US}}
- Metro AG, a German company which operates cash and carry stores in Russia{{Cite news |last=Thomasson |first=Emma |date=2 March 2022 |title=European chains Metro, SPAR still active in Ukraine, Russia |language=en |work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/european-chains-metro-spar-still-active-ukraine-russia-2022-03-02/ |access-date=6 March 2022}}
- Micro-Star International, a Taiwanese multinational information technology corporation{{cite web |author= |title=Over 450 Companies Have Withdrawn from Russia—But Some Remain |url=https://som.yale.edu/story/2022/over-450-companies-have-withdrawn-russia-some-remain |access-date=28 March 2022 |website=Yale School of Management}}
- Mohawk Industries, an American manufacturer
- Nokian Tyres, which produces 80% of its tyres in Russia and employs around 1,600 people.{{cite web |date=2022-02-25 |title=Nokian Tyres moves some production and stock out of Russia|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/nokian-tyres-shifts-some-production-russia-2022-02-25/|access-date=2022-03-20 |website=Reuters|language=en}} In October 2022, Nokian sold its Russian operations to Tatneft for €400 million and announced a €650 million investment for a new factory in Romania.{{Cite web | title=Nokian Renkaiden alkuvuoden tulos painui yli 100 miljoonaa euroa tappiolle – kesän jälkeen tilanne on näyttänyt jo paremmalta |language=fi |trans-title=Nokian Tires' result for the beginning of the year fell over €100 million to a loss – after the summer the situation already looks better | work=Yle | url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/74-20003114 | first=Pasi | last=Punkari | date=1 November 2022 | access-date=1 November 2022}}
- Otis Worldwide, an American elevator and escalator manufacturer. It announced on 11 March that is suspending new sales of its elevators and escalators in Russia while continuing all existing maintenance deals.{{cite web|date=2022-03-11|title=Our Response to the Escalating Crisis in Europe|url=https://www.otis.com/en/us/news?cn=our-response-to-the-escalating-crisis-in-europe|website=Otis Worldwide Corporation|access-date=2022-03-22}}
- Pirelli, an Italian tyre manufacturer
- Renault, a French automobile company{{cite web |date=2022-03-12 |title=Renault said to be reluctant to leave Russia over costs |url=https://europe.autonews.com/automakers/renault-said-be-reluctant-leave-russia-over-costs |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=Automotive News Europe |language=en}}{{cite web |last=Patel |first=Tara |date=2022-03-05 |title=A deal with a Putin ally leaves automaker Renault trapped in Russia |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/03/05/business/renault-russia-deal/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=The Japan Times |language=en-US}}
- Timken, an American industrial company
- Whirlpool, American manufacturer and marketer of home appliances
See also
- Corporate responses to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- List of companies that applied sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- List of people and organizations sanctioned during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- International sanctions during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- International Sponsors of War
- Disinvestment from Israel
- Disinvestment from South Africa
- "Do not buy Russian goods!"
- Boycott Russian Films
References
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