A growing list of companies have announced they will suspend dealings with Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.
Below is a list of companies that have announced those plans as of Thursday morning:
Entertainment companies:
· Sony Pictures, Warner Bros. and Disney have suspended film releases in Russia.
Fashion companies:
· Nike has made purchases on its website and app unavailable in Russia. The company says it cannot guarantee delivery of purchases.
· Adidas has suspended its partnership with the Russian Football Union.
· While its stores remain open in Russia, Puma has stopped deliveries to the country.
· H&M, the world’s second-biggest fashion retailer, has suspended sales in Russia.
Tech, social media, streaming and software companies
· Spotify has closed its Russian office indefinitely.
· Google, Apple and Spotify have removed content from RT and Sputnik from its platform.
· Apple executives said Tuesday it has paused sales of its products in Russia and restricted apps for RT at Sputnik so they can only be downloaded in the country.
· Apple has also disabled the traffic feature within Apple Maps in Ukraine “as a safety and precautionary measure for Ukrainian citizens.”
· Microsoft said it would remove state-owned RT’s mobile apps from the Windows App store.
· Meta executives said posts from Russian state media are no longer being recommended to users by Facebook’s algorithm. Instagram will follow suit soon, they said.
· Netflix said the streaming service has no plans to distribute news, sports and entertainment channels from Russian state media.
· Roku removed the Russian state-controlled television network RT from its channel stores in the U.S.
· The software company SAP is “stopping business in Russia aligned with sanctions.”
· Oracle has suspended operations in Russia.
· Dell has halted sales in Russia.
Oil companies
· ExxonMobil announced it will exit a joint venture off Sakhalin Island in Russia’s Far East.
· Shell announced Monday it would divest several ventures with Gazprom, a Russian-state owned gas company.
· BP divested a roughly 20% stake in Russian oil company Rosneft on Sunday.
Automobile, airline, truck and transportation companies
· A spokesperson for BMW said the company “will stop our local production and export for the Russian market until further notice.”
· General Motors and Sweden’s Volvo Cars have suspended vehicle exports to Russia.
· Harley-Davidson said it had suspended its business and shipments to Russia.
· Ford has suspended operations in Russia.
· Jaguar Land Rover and Aston Martin have paused vehicle shipments to Russia.
· Honda said it has suspended automobile and motorcycle exports to Russia.
· Mazda will suspend exports of auto parts to its Russian plant.
· Boeing has suspended major operations in Russia.
· Airbus has stopped sending spare parts to Russia and supporting Russian airlines.
· Ford announced Tuesday it was suspending its commercial van JV in Russia “until further notice.”
· Volkswagen has paused exports to Russia and suspended production of its vehicles in Russian cities.
· Mercedes-Benz is suspending the export of passenger cars and vans to Russia.
· Except for food, medical and humanitarian supplies, Maersk has suspended deliveries to and from Russia.
Financial payments
· Mastercard and Visa have blocked a number of Russian financial institutions.
Other companies
· Etsy announced Monday it was canceling all balances owed to the company by sellers in Ukraine.
· Airbnb announced it will provide free, short-term housing for 100,000 refugees who have fled Ukraine.
· Verizon waived residential and mobile call fees to and from Ukraine through March 10. The company also waived voice and text roaming charges for those in Ukraine.
· IKEA has temporarily halted its Russian operations.
· UPS and FedEx are halting delivery services to Russia and Ukraine.
· Expedia ceased the sale of travel into and out of Russia on Wednesday.
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