Global Companies In Mass Exodus From Russian Market

Reuters reports:

Boeing suspended maintenance and technical support for Russian airlines and U.S. energy firm Exxon Mobil said it would exit Russia, joining a growing list of Western companies spurning Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.

Airbus also stopped sending spare parts to Russia and supporting Russian airlines, but said it was analysing whether its Moscow engineering centre could keep providing services to local customers under Western sanctions.

U.S. tech giant Apple said it had stopped sales of iPhones and other products in Russia, while Ford Motor joined other automakers by suspending operations in the country.

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Apple said Tuesday it paused the sales of its products in Russia and had taken several other steps in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including disabling features in its maps app “as a safety and precautionary measure for Ukrainian citizens.” https://t.co/FQabv9Id1E

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