Popular US-based chipmaker Intel is joining the list of tech companies that have stopped their business operations in Russia amid the ongoing conflict of the country with Ukraine.
According to the latest report, the computer hardware manufacturer announced that it now officially suspended its product sales in the said country just one month after it halted shipments to its Russian and Belarusian customers.
Intel Suspends Business Services in Russia
On Wednesday, April 5, Reuters reported that Intel is the latest Western tech titan to stop its business undertaking in Russia. Previously, many companies have done the same thing to condemn the country's actions towards its neighboring nation Ukraine.
In the official statement released by the firm earlier this week, Intel said that it is calling for a "swift" peace process amid the Russia-Ukraine scuffle. The company clarified that it will still continue to give support to the affected employees who are stuck in the war-ravaged cities.
Specifically, Intel also vows to support 1,200 Russian workers to avoid further disruption of its current business operations. In doing so, the chipmaker assures that it still implements business continuity.
Related Article: Intel Statement on the Situation in Ukraine
Tech Companies that Suspended Businesses in Russia
According to a story from Techcrunch, Intel is not the only firm that expressed support for Ukraine amid the combat. The tech publication wrote that Cupertino titan Apple has also stopped its business venture amid the invasion.
Apart from this, Silicon Valley company, General Electric, Adobe, and AMD also made a bold move of cutting ties with Russia because of the issue.
Even music streaming giant Spotify has halted its services in the region. The announcement of stopping the business services also reached BBC, ABC, and CNN, which later gave sanctions on Russia.
In another report from Tech Times last month, Sony Entertainment announced that it blocked its Russian customers from streaming clips in Crunchyroll. Following this decision, some movie releases were also temporarily suspended.
Indeed, Sony supports Ukraine. The video game company pledged to give $2 million to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and Save the Children.
Aside from it, Niantic pulled out its "Pokemon GO" service in Russia and Belarus. At this point, users based in the said countries can no longer download this AR adventure game.
The punishment for gamers even got worse when Niantic not only did this in "Pokemon Go." It was mentioned in the report that "Ingress" and "Pikmin Bloom" were set to be unavailable as part of a country-wide suspension.
Following this announcement, some Russian players on Twitter said that Niantic's move was unfair to those who are just "consumers" of the game.
One person wrote that the gaming firm should reconsider this decision since only those who are not in favor of the Russia-Ukraine conflict will be affected.
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Written by Joseph Henry
