Intel announced Tuesday night that it was suspending all business operations in Russia due to the country's invasion of Ukraine, joining a growing list of major technology companies pulling out of the country to show their displeasure and disagreement with the situation.
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The chipmaker had already suspended all shipments to customers in Russia and Belarus last month after the US government imposed sanctions that prevented the export of technology products to the countries.
Now, however, Intel is taking it a step further and ceasing all business operations in Russia. It is worth noting that at least 1,200 of the company's employees are in Russia.
"Intel continues to join the global community in condemning Russia's war against Ukraine and calling for a swift return to peace," Intel said in a press release Tuesday night.
"We have suspended all business operations in Russia. This follows our previous decision to suspend all product shipments to customers in Russia and Belarus," Intel said.
As for Russian employees affected by this decision, Intel said it is working to support these people during the outage and has implemented "business continuity plans" to minimize disruption.
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With AMD, Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) halting all sales and shipments to Russia, the country is facing an IT crisis that could cause major problems in telecommunications and elsewhere.
Last month, the RSPP Committee for Communications and Information Technology of Russia warned of possible Internet service outages due to a lack of available telecommunications equipment and spare parts.
The Russian government is also said to be looking for ways to overcome a data storage crisis in the public sector, as data storage services, including cloud services, no longer sell in Russia.
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Other tech companies that have turned their backs on Russia include Apple, which stopped selling products after the invasion of Ukraine, Adobe and General Electric. Additionally, Spotify, along with news outlets such as CNN, ABC and BBC, have suspended services in the country in response to a new law that dramatically restricts freedom of speech.
Source: Bleeping Computer
