Microsoft No Longer Sells New Products and Services in Russia

Microsoft has recently announced that it’s suspending the selling of new products and services in Russia following the war in Ukraine. The company says it condemns what it describes as “unjustified, unprovoked and unlawful invasion by Russia,” adding that it’s aligning its decisions with the ones of other governments across the world, including the one of the United States. “We are announcing today that we will suspend all new sales of Microsoft products and services in Russia. In addition, we are coordinating closely and working in lockstep with the governments of the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom, and we are stopping many aspects of our business in Russia in compliance with governmental sanctions decisions,” Microsoft’s Brad Smith, President & Vice Chair, announced. “We believe we are most effective in aiding Ukraine whe...