Stop Doing
Business with Russia
Russia initiated aggression against Ukraine in 2014. On February 24, 2022, it started a full-scale military invasion to the Ukrainian territory. This brutal war and military crimes of Russian troops caused a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine with thousands civilians killed and millions becoming refuges. As a reaction to this act of aggression, many international companies decided to leave the Russian market, while some others continue doing business there as usual. We track such decisions of companies and urge them to stop funding the war.
Hold off investments: company postponing future planned investment/development/marketing while continuing substantive business
Pausing InvestmentsReducing Activities: company scaling back some business operations while continuing others
Scaling BackPause operations: company temporarily curtailing operations while keeping return options open
SuspensionClean Break: the company completely halting Russian engagements or exiting Russia
WithdrawalExit Completed: company sold its business/assets or its part of the business to a local partner and leaved the market or liquidated local entity(ies)
Exit Completed
Withdraw all operations in Moscow; stop taking new customers; stop ads; а Moscow court accepted a bankruptcy application by Google's Russian subsidiary. The "Ъ" source in the Russian electronics market said that Google is increasingly refusing GMS (Google Mobile Services, which includes YouTube, Google Play, cards, etc.) licenses to domestic manufacturers of smartphones and tablets. According to him, as a result, vendors receive a Google license with the help of production sites that position "Russian" devices as international. The Arbitration Court of Moscow has declared the Russian subsidiary of Google, LLC "Google," bankrupt, with debts totaling 53.6 billion Russian rubles. Google, Meta, Tiktok's debts removed from Russian state bailiffs' database.
Google withdraws internship offers to foreign students in Russia, restriction of Google Pay for sanctioned banks, termination of advertising sales in Russia; а Moscow court accepted a bankruptcy application by Google's Russian subsidiary. Google has removed over 7,000 YouTube channels with links to China, Russia. The "Ъ" source in the Russian electronics market said that Google is increasingly refusing GMS (Google Mobile Services, which includes YouTube, Google Play, cards, etc.) licenses to domestic manufacturers of smartphones and tablets. According to him, as a result, vendors receive a Google license with the help of production sites that position "Russian" devices as international. Intel has officially joined Apple, which had previously refused to use metals from the Russian Federation in its devices. Google, which produces Pixel smartphones, and Microsoft, which produces game consoles, continue to use Russian tungsten, gold and tantalum in their gadgets. The United States has a ban on tantalum from the Russian Federation, but not a single company has been fined for such imports. Google began to massively block services for Russian companies. The Arbitration Court of Moscow has declared the Russian subsidiary of Google, LLC "Google," bankrupt, with debts totaling 53.6 billion Russian rubles. Google, Meta, Tiktok's debts removed from Russian state bailiffs' database. Russian TV channels' demands to Google reach ₽2 undecillion.
Divest from partnership with Yandex. Uber - the world's largest taxi service - is finally saying goodbye to the Russian market. As "Interfax" reports with reference to an informed source, the government has approved a deal to sell Uber's stake in a joint venture with Yandex.