Russia Attacks Ukraine - 23 Feb 2022 #4

[Tiff23fr]

I’ve been keeping a running list of all the brand/business and entertainment restrictions. Please let me know if you see something I missed.

Adidas - suspending its partnership with the Russian Football Union

Adobe - suspending services in Russia

AERCAP - aircraft leasing firm is suspending leases with Russian airlines

Apple - suspending all product sales, limiting access to digital services like Apple Pay, restricting the availability of Russian state media apps outside of Russia, deactivated the traffic feature in Apple Maps for all areas inside Ukraine

ASOS - suspending sales in Russia

Australian Swim Team World Championship - canceled meet in Russia

BGR Government Affairs - lobbying firm no longer represents investors of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline

BMW - halting local production and exports to the Russian market

Boeing - no longer providing technical support, maintenance, or parts to Russian airlines and cut ties with Russian partners

BP - divesting roughly 20% stake in Russian oil company Rosneft and announced the immediate resignation of two BP-backed Rosneft board members

Burberry - pausing all shipments to Russia

Canada Goose - suspending all wholesale and e-commerce sales in Russia

Cannes Film Festival - excluding Russia from upcoming events

Champions League - soccer final moved from St Petersburg to Paris

Daimler Truck - suspending business activities (including the supply of civilian truck components) to Russian manufacturer Kamaz

DELL - suspending relationship with Aeroflot airlines

Delta - suspending code-share agreement with Aeroflot

DirectTV - “accelerating this year’s contract expiration timeline” of RT America and will no longer offer their programming (effective immediately)

Disney - pausing theatrical film releases

EA - suspending sales of its video games and other content (including virtual currency bundles) and removing Russian teams from EA Sports

EQUINOR - energy firm divesting its joint ventures in Russia

European Film Awards - excluded Russia from the upcoming event

Eurovision Song Contest - Russia is banned from competing

ExxonMobil - ending its involvement in a large oil and natural gas project

Farfetch - online retailer suspends deliveries in Russia

FedEx - suspending Russian shipment deliveries

FIFA - Russian teams banned from participating in athletic competitions

Ford Motor Company - suspending operations in Russia

Formula 1 - terminated contract with the Russian Grand Prix and country will no longer host a Grand Prix for the foreseeable future

General Motors (GM) - suspending auto exports to Russia

Google - banned state-owned media outlet RT and other Russian channels from collecting ad revenues

H&M Group - halting sales in Russia

Haas F1 Team - terminated contract with Russian driver Nikita Mazepin and title sponsor Uralkali

Hermès - temporarily closing stores and pausing commercial activity in Russia

Honda - suspending auto and motorcycle exports to Russia

IKEA - pausing imports to/from Russia and Belarus, halting retail operations, pausing operations of its unit that produces wooden furniture, and suspending all business transactions in Russia and Belarus

Inditex - closing its 502 stores (including Bershka, Stradivarius and Oysho)

Intel and AMD - suspending chip shipments

International Cycling Union - Russian and Belarusian teams are banned from international competitions

International Paralympics Committee - Russian and Belarusian athletes are banned from competing

International Skating Union - Russian and Belarusian skaters banned from international events (including the world championship in France later this month)

Jaguar - suspending operations in Russia

Land Rover - suspending operations in Russia

Lucerne Music Festival - Switzerland festival cancels two symphony concerts featuring Russian maestro and longtime backer of Putin, Valery Gergiev

LVMH (brands and subsidiaries include Louis Vuitton, Moët, Hennessy, Dior, Fendi, Givenchy, Marc Jacobs, Stella McCartney, Loewe, Kenzo, Fenty, TAG, Bulgari, Make Up For Ever, Belvedere, Benefit Cosmetics, Tiffany & Co, Sephora) — closing its 124 stores in Russia

Kinolife - Ukrainian film distributor will no longer distribute Hollywood films to Russia

MAERSK - suspending all container shipments to/from Russia except those containing food, medical, and humanitarian supplies

Mango - Spanish megaretailer pausing online sales and closing 55 stores in Russia

Mastercard - blocked multiple financial institutions from its payment network and suspending all operations in Russia

Mercury Public Affairs - PR firm no longer represents Sovcombank

META - restricting access to Russian state-owned media accounts in Ukraine and blocked state-owned media from earning ad revenue

Microsoft - removing state-owned media mobile apps and banned state-owned media ads

National Hockey League (NHL) - suspending Russian business deals

Net-a-porter - suspending deliveries in Russia

Netflix - will not distribute news, sports, and entertainment channels from Russian state media and pausing production on four Russian projects and acquisitions

Nike - suspending operations in Russia

Nordic Ski Federation - Russian skiers are banned from competing in Norway

Ocean Network Express - container shipment company suspending bookings to/from Russia

Oracle - suspending operations in Russia

Payoneer - suspending services in Russia

PayPal - suspending services in Russia

Puma - halting deliveries to Russia

Reddit - restricting access to the r/Russia subreddit

Richemont (brands and subsidiaries include Dunhill, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Montblanc, Cartier, Chloé, Piaget, and Van Cleef & Arpels) - suspending commercial activity in Russia

Roberti Global - PR firm no longer represents investors of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline

Roku - removing state-owned Russian channels

SABRE - airline ticket sale company is suspending all activities in Russia

Samsung - suspending shipments in Russia

Schalke - Germany soccer club severed sponsorship with Gazprom

Shell - divesting several ventures with Gazprom totaling roughly $3bn in revenue

Sidley Austin - PR group no longer represents VTB bank

SNAP - suspending Snapchat ads in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine and halting ad sales in Russia and Belarus

Sony Pictures - pausing theatrical film releases

Spotify - closing its Russian office and removing state-owned media ads

Swatch - halting exports to Russia

Tennis - banned Russian and Belarusian athletes from team events

The Metropolitan Opera - no longer “works with artists or institutions that support Putin or are supported by him”

TJX Companies (TJMaxx, Marshall’s, Home Goods) - divesting its minority investment in Russian off-price retailer Familia and halting purchases in Russia and Belarus

UEFA (European Football Associations) - banned Russian teams from participating in athletic competitions

UPS - suspending Russian shipments

Venable - lobbying group no longer represents Sberbank

Visa - blocked multiple financial institutions from its payment network and suspending all operations in Russia

Volkswagen (VW) - suspending car deliveries to Russian dealerships and shutting down operations in Russia

Volvo - suspending auto exports to Russia

Warner Brothers (WB) - pausing theatrical film releases

World Governing Body for Track & Field - Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials banned from events (including the World Athletics Championships in Oregon this summer and the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade)

Yoox - suspending deliveries in Russia

YouTube - temporarily demonetizing Russian state-owned RT and other channels and limiting access to these channels

Zara - suspending business in Russia

Great list!
To add:
Accenture, McKinsey, and Boston Consulting Group
Big Consulting Firms Pull Out of Russia
DXC Technologies
DXC to Exit Russia - Matching Employee Donations at 200%

 

[JerseyGirl]

Internet backbone provider shuts off service in Russia

Cogent Communications, an internet backbone provider that routes data across intercontinental connections, has cut ties with Russian customers over its invasion of Ukraine. The US-based company is one of the world’s largest internet backbone providers and serves customers in 50 countries, including a number of high-profile Russian companies.

Unplugging Russia from Cogent’s global network will likely result in slower connectivity, but won’t completely disconnect Russians from the internet. Traffic from Cogent’s former customers will instead fall back on other backbone providers in the country, potentially resulting in network congestion. There isn’t any indication as to whether other internet backbone providers will also suspend services in Russia.

 

[otto]

MAR 5, 2022
Ukraine, Russia Agreement on Evacuating Mariupol Civilians Collapses - WSJ


Sources: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Russia-controlled area in eastern Ukraine); Dr. Phillip Karber, Potomac Foundation (Russian incursions, refugee crossing locations); International Atomic Energy Agency, Energoatom (Nuclear facilities) Max Rust and Emma Brown/The Wall Street Journal

[...]

U.S. officials said Saturday that they are exploring a deal in which Poland would send Soviet-era aircraft to Ukraine in return for American F-16 jet fighters. The disclosure of a possible deal followed Mr. Zelensky’s impassioned plea via video to more than 200 members of Congress for assistance in obtaining more lethal military aid, especially Russian-made jet fighters that Ukrainian pilots can fly.

Ukraine’s General Staff said it was holding the line on most fronts and was beginning a counteroffensive, with Ukrainian forces releasing footage of a large column of abandoned Russian armor near Kharkiv. The governor of the southern Mykolaiv region, Vitaly Kim, said Ukrainian forces on Saturday pushed back Russian troops trying to enter the port city of Mykolaiv, seizing enemy armor. He called on local residents to feed stray Russian soldiers and then turn them over to police.

In a demonstration of its ability to counter Russia’s overwhelming advantage in aviation, Ukraine also shot down several Russian jet fighters, bombers and combat helicopters on Saturday, releasing footage of four captured pilots and crew and the remains of downed aircraft. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, who met U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the Ukrainian-Polish border on Saturday, said three of these Russian aircraft were downed with U.S.-made Stinger missiles.

[...]

To make up for its military setbacks, Russia has increasingly resorted to indiscriminate bombing and shelling of civilian areas, particularly in Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Sumy and Mariupol, Ukrainian and Western officials said.

Russia’s army “has shown its true nature of a terrorist and coward, which is able to attack only the civilian population,” Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said.

[...]

A wounded Russian captured during a battle was evacuated from Irpin on Saturday.
PHOTO: MANU BRABO FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

When this started, I read articles claiming that, if Ukraine could hold out for 10 days, they would win. Now we see whether that is true.

 

[otto]

Don't know, if this is posted before... but worth a share - just in case!

In Ukraine Belarusians fight for a free Belarus: 'After this we liberate Minsk'

A group of masked men with Ukrainian and Belarusian flags look straight into the camera. They have a message for soldiers from Belarus. "You should have deserted a long time ago, but it is not too late," it is said. "Do the right thing and step over to our side!"

In Oekraïne vechten Belarussen voor een vrij Belarus: 'Hierna bevrijden we Minsk'

Civil war style allegiances, two groups from the same country with opposing causes.

 

[SouthAussie]

I’ve been keeping a running list of all the brand/business and entertainment restrictions. Please let me know if you see something I missed.

Adidas - suspending its partnership with the Russian Football Union

Adobe - suspending services in Russia

AERCAP - aircraft leasing firm is suspending leases with Russian airlines

Apple - suspending all product sales, limiting access to digital services like Apple Pay, restricting the availability of Russian state media apps outside of Russia, deactivated the traffic feature in Apple Maps for all areas inside Ukraine

ASOS - suspending sales in Russia

Australian Swim Team World Championship - canceled meet in Russia

BGR Government Affairs - lobbying firm no longer represents investors of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline

BMW - halting local production and exports to the Russian market

Boeing - no longer providing technical support, maintenance, or parts to Russian airlines and cut ties with Russian partners

BP - divesting roughly 20% stake in Russian oil company Rosneft and announced the immediate resignation of two BP-backed Rosneft board members

Burberry - pausing all shipments to Russia

Canada Goose - suspending all wholesale and e-commerce sales in Russia

Cannes Film Festival - excluding Russia from upcoming events

Champions League - soccer final moved from St Petersburg to Paris

Daimler Truck - suspending business activities (including the supply of civilian truck components) to Russian manufacturer Kamaz

DELL - suspending relationship with Aeroflot airlines

Delta - suspending code-share agreement with Aeroflot

DirectTV - “accelerating this year’s contract expiration timeline” of RT America and will no longer offer their programming (effective immediately)

Disney - pausing theatrical film releases

EA - suspending sales of its video games and other content (including virtual currency bundles) and removing Russian teams from EA Sports

EQUINOR - energy firm divesting its joint ventures in Russia

European Film Awards - excluded Russia from the upcoming event

Eurovision Song Contest - Russia is banned from competing

ExxonMobil - ending its involvement in a large oil and natural gas project

Farfetch - online retailer suspends deliveries in Russia

FedEx - suspending Russian shipment deliveries

FIFA - Russian teams banned from participating in athletic competitions

Ford Motor Company - suspending operations in Russia

Formula 1 - terminated contract with the Russian Grand Prix and country will no longer host a Grand Prix for the foreseeable future

General Motors (GM) - suspending auto exports to Russia

Google - banned state-owned media outlet RT and other Russian channels from collecting ad revenues

H&M Group - halting sales in Russia

Haas F1 Team - terminated contract with Russian driver Nikita Mazepin and title sponsor Uralkali

Hermès - temporarily closing stores and pausing commercial activity in Russia

Honda - suspending auto and motorcycle exports to Russia

IKEA - pausing imports to/from Russia and Belarus, halting retail operations, pausing operations of its unit that produces wooden furniture, and suspending all business transactions in Russia and Belarus

Inditex - closing its 502 stores (including Bershka, Stradivarius and Oysho)

Intel and AMD - suspending chip shipments

International Cycling Union - Russian and Belarusian teams are banned from international competitions

International Paralympics Committee - Russian and Belarusian athletes are banned from competing

International Skating Union - Russian and Belarusian skaters banned from international events (including the world championship in France later this month)

Jaguar - suspending operations in Russia

Land Rover - suspending operations in Russia

Lucerne Music Festival - Switzerland festival cancels two symphony concerts featuring Russian maestro and longtime backer of Putin, Valery Gergiev

LVMH (brands and subsidiaries include Louis Vuitton, Moët, Hennessy, Dior, Fendi, Givenchy, Marc Jacobs, Stella McCartney, Loewe, Kenzo, Fenty, TAG, Bulgari, Make Up For Ever, Belvedere, Benefit Cosmetics, Tiffany & Co, Sephora) — closing its 124 stores in Russia

Kinolife - Ukrainian film distributor will no longer distribute Hollywood films to Russia

MAERSK - suspending all container shipments to/from Russia except those containing food, medical, and humanitarian supplies

Mango - Spanish megaretailer pausing online sales and closing 55 stores in Russia

Mastercard - blocked multiple financial institutions from its payment network and suspending all operations in Russia

Mercury Public Affairs - PR firm no longer represents Sovcombank

META - restricting access to Russian state-owned media accounts in Ukraine and blocked state-owned media from earning ad revenue

Microsoft - removing state-owned media mobile apps and banned state-owned media ads

National Hockey League (NHL) - suspending Russian business deals

Net-a-porter - suspending deliveries in Russia

Netflix - will not distribute news, sports, and entertainment channels from Russian state media and pausing production on four Russian projects and acquisitions

Nike - suspending operations in Russia

Nordic Ski Federation - Russian skiers are banned from competing in Norway

Ocean Network Express - container shipment company suspending bookings to/from Russia

Oracle - suspending operations in Russia

Payoneer - suspending services in Russia

PayPal - suspending services in Russia

Puma - halting deliveries to Russia

Reddit - restricting access to the r/Russia subreddit

Richemont (brands and subsidiaries include Dunhill, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Montblanc, Cartier, Chloé, Piaget, and Van Cleef & Arpels) - suspending commercial activity in Russia

Roberti Global - PR firm no longer represents investors of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline

Roku - removing state-owned Russian channels

SABRE - airline ticket sale company is suspending all activities in Russia

Samsung - suspending shipments in Russia

Schalke - Germany soccer club severed sponsorship with Gazprom

Shell - divesting several ventures with Gazprom totaling roughly $3bn in revenue

Sidley Austin - PR group no longer represents VTB bank

SNAP - suspending Snapchat ads in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine and halting ad sales in Russia and Belarus

Sony Pictures - pausing theatrical film releases

Spotify - closing its Russian office and removing state-owned media ads

Swatch - halting exports to Russia

Tennis - banned Russian and Belarusian athletes from team events

The Metropolitan Opera - no longer “works with artists or institutions that support Putin or are supported by him”

TJX Companies (TJMaxx, Marshall’s, Home Goods) - divesting its minority investment in Russian off-price retailer Familia and halting purchases in Russia and Belarus

UEFA (European Football Associations) - banned Russian teams from participating in athletic competitions

UPS - suspending Russian shipments

Venable - lobbying group no longer represents Sberbank

Visa - blocked multiple financial institutions from its payment network and suspending all operations in Russia

Volkswagen (VW) - suspending car deliveries to Russian dealerships and shutting down operations in Russia

Volvo - suspending auto exports to Russia

Warner Brothers (WB) - pausing theatrical film releases

World Governing Body for Track & Field - Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials banned from events (including the World Athletics Championships in Oregon this summer and the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade)

Yoox - suspending deliveries in Russia

YouTube - temporarily demonetizing Russian state-owned RT and other channels and limiting access to these channels

Zara - suspending business in Russia

If only the Russian people could see what is happening. But they will never be able to put together a (great) list like this, because that might make them question the propaganda they are being fed.

 

[CSIDreamer]

Hmmm

That "blocked" flight on FR24 that I was watching, assuming it was the Rossya Special Forces plane sent from Moscow to DC to pick up the expelled Russian diplomats seems to have landed in St. John's Nova Scotia.

I dunno. Wrong plane, or they are switching planes, or something else.

I can see on FlightAware that it arrived Dulles Airport at 02:10 pm EST, but it does not appear to have departed, jet, and is not in the upcoming scheduled departures

Hex 157713 on ads bexch

I can't get the whole thing to work lol.

 

[dotr]

Why doesn't Ukraine attack the Russian convoy? And other questions - BBC News
''Everyone is baffled as to why Ukraine has not done more to attack the Russian convoy as it is a sitting duck for drone and airstrikes.

There are several possible explanations, Ukraine may be running out of armed drones and its small, outnumbered air force may be wary of being shot down by Russian air defence batteries.

Ben Barry from the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) suggests the Ukrainians may well be safeguarding what resources they do have in readiness to counter-attack when the Russians get closer to Kyiv.''

 

[Herat]

I don't see any Rossiya Special Flights when using the FR24 "search" feature . 'Don't aircraft just seem to disappear from the screen if/when they turn off their transponders? And, those that say "blocked" are aircraft that have requested to be blocked??

Also, there's nothing per Sweeney's bot tracking.

The Russian diplomats have to leave the US before Monday, so they have until Monday to depart.

The US State Dept allowed Russia to send a large plane, a Iluysin II plane to land at Dulles Airport outside of DC.

The arrival has been documented. ( this is a stock photo, not at Dulles)

As Dulles is a busy airport, there are regular commercial flights scheduled as far out as I can see ( till Tuesday, March 8), but RSD88 is not yet listed.

They will have to list the departure in the next day or so for Dulles to keep up the regular schedule. I'll check back.

 

[otto]

Why doesn't Ukraine attack the Russian convoy? And other questions - BBC News
''Everyone is baffled as to why Ukraine has not done more to attack the Russian convoy as it is a sitting duck for drone and airstrikes.

There are several possible explanations, Ukraine may be running out of armed drones and its small, outnumbered air force may be wary of being shot down by Russian air defence batteries.

Ben Barry from the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) suggests the Ukrainians may well be safeguarding what resources they do have in readiness to counter-attack when the Russians get closer to Kyiv.''

Is there a question of fuel shortage in the convoy? Has fuel been delivered to the military convoy? Seems odd to use the word "convoy" in this war, and instantly think of the canadian truck convoy - bunch of yahoos. Such contrast with the convoy outside Kyiv.

Hopefully the captured Russian aircraft can be swapped for F16s, and hopefully Ukraine soon has the munitions they need to destroy the convoy without getting hit themselves.

 

[mickey2942]

Mikhail Gorbachev Fast Facts - KTVZ

Great irony that Gorbachev's birthday was March 2. He is 91 years old. He really was one of the great statesmen of Russia, trying to move it forward from the old Soviet Union...and then he was "voted" out...and the old Soviet cronies got back in power.

 

[Herat]

Hex 157713 on ads bexch

I can't get the whole thing to work lol.

I haven't seen any reporting that it has resumed flight.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Military equipment including missiles and ammunition has arrived into Ukraine from Australia, Defense Minister Peter Dutton said Sunday.

“We want the Ukranians to have the best opportunity to defend their homeland, and to protect women and children,” Dutton told Australian Broadcasting Corp. TV’s “Insiders” program. “There’s more assistance that we want to provide.”

Dutton declined to specify where the supplies had arrived in Ukraine, and said the delivery had been carried out with help from the U.S. and U.K.

Ukraine Update: MasterCard, Visa Halted in Russia; More Musk Aid

 

[fred&edna]

Has Blinken returned to the US... was he scheduled to return today/night?

 

[LadyL]

'Polish Pen Farthing' risks his life to rescue more than 100 cats and dogs stuck in Ukraine | Daily Mail Online

 

[JerseyGirl]

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to discuss the Israeli leader’s talks with Putin earlier Saturday.

Scholz and Bennett agreed during a 90-minute meeting in Berlin “to remain in close contact.” They’ll continue working toward the goal of ending the war in Ukraine as quickly as possible, according to the statement.

Ukraine Update: MasterCard, Visa Halted in Russia; More Musk Aid

 

[Tiff23fr]

US working with Poland on the possibility of providing fighter jets to Ukraine

As part of the conversations with Poland, the US is determining what “capabilities we could provide to backfill Poland if it decided to transfer planes to Ukraine,” said the spokesperson, who would not detail what backfill options are under consideration.

Live updates: Russia invades Ukraine

 

[Herat]

U.S. Officials Travel to Venezuela, a Russia Ally, as the West Isolates Putin

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted the United States to pay closer attention to President Vladimir Putin’s allies in Latin America, which Washington believes could become security threats if the standoff with Russia deepens…

I had been thinking about this.

Good to know Aeroflot ( & associated) won't be flying into Cuba / Carribean in the near future. This helps keep some of the bad folk out of Venezuela. I just wish Brazil's President Bolisaro would stop kissing Putin's feet.

 

[PommyMommy]

I’ve been keeping a running list of all the brand/business and entertainment restrictions. Please let me know if you see something I missed.

Adidas - suspending its partnership with the Russian Football Union

Adobe - suspending services in Russia

AERCAP - aircraft leasing firm is suspending leases with Russian airlines

Apple - suspending all product sales, limiting access to digital services like Apple Pay, restricting the availability of Russian state media apps outside of Russia, deactivated the traffic feature in Apple Maps for all areas inside Ukraine

ASOS - suspending sales in Russia

Australian Swim Team World Championship - canceled meet in Russia

BGR Government Affairs - lobbying firm no longer represents investors of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline

BMW - halting local production and exports to the Russian market

Boeing - no longer providing technical support, maintenance, or parts to Russian airlines and cut ties with Russian partners

BP - divesting roughly 20% stake in Russian oil company Rosneft and announced the immediate resignation of two BP-backed Rosneft board members

Burberry - pausing all shipments to Russia

Canada Goose - suspending all wholesale and e-commerce sales in Russia

Cannes Film Festival - excluding Russia from upcoming events

Champions League - soccer final moved from St Petersburg to Paris

Daimler Truck - suspending business activities (including the supply of civilian truck components) to Russian manufacturer Kamaz

DELL - suspending relationship with Aeroflot airlines

Delta - suspending code-share agreement with Aeroflot

DirectTV - “accelerating this year’s contract expiration timeline” of RT America and will no longer offer their programming (effective immediately)

Disney - pausing theatrical film releases

EA - suspending sales of its video games and other content (including virtual currency bundles) and removing Russian teams from EA Sports

EQUINOR - energy firm divesting its joint ventures in Russia

European Film Awards - excluded Russia from the upcoming event

Eurovision Song Contest - Russia is banned from competing

ExxonMobil - ending its involvement in a large oil and natural gas project

Farfetch - online retailer suspends deliveries in Russia

FedEx - suspending Russian shipment deliveries

FIFA - Russian teams banned from participating in athletic competitions

Ford Motor Company - suspending operations in Russia

Formula 1 - terminated contract with the Russian Grand Prix and country will no longer host a Grand Prix for the foreseeable future

General Motors (GM) - suspending auto exports to Russia

Google - banned state-owned media outlet RT and other Russian channels from collecting ad revenues

H&M Group - halting sales in Russia

Haas F1 Team - terminated contract with Russian driver Nikita Mazepin and title sponsor Uralkali

Hermès - temporarily closing stores and pausing commercial activity in Russia

Honda - suspending auto and motorcycle exports to Russia

IKEA - pausing imports to/from Russia and Belarus, halting retail operations, pausing operations of its unit that produces wooden furniture, and suspending all business transactions in Russia and Belarus

Inditex - closing its 502 stores (including Bershka, Stradivarius and Oysho)

Intel and AMD - suspending chip shipments

International Cycling Union - Russian and Belarusian teams are banned from international competitions

International Paralympics Committee - Russian and Belarusian athletes are banned from competing

International Skating Union - Russian and Belarusian skaters banned from international events (including the world championship in France later this month)

Jaguar - suspending operations in Russia

Land Rover - suspending operations in Russia

Lucerne Music Festival - Switzerland festival cancels two symphony concerts featuring Russian maestro and longtime backer of Putin, Valery Gergiev

LVMH (brands and subsidiaries include Louis Vuitton, Moët, Hennessy, Dior, Fendi, Givenchy, Marc Jacobs, Stella McCartney, Loewe, Kenzo, Fenty, TAG, Bulgari, Make Up For Ever, Belvedere, Benefit Cosmetics, Tiffany & Co, Sephora) — closing its 124 stores in Russia

Kinolife - Ukrainian film distributor will no longer distribute Hollywood films to Russia

MAERSK - suspending all container shipments to/from Russia except those containing food, medical, and humanitarian supplies

Mango - Spanish megaretailer pausing online sales and closing 55 stores in Russia

Mastercard - blocked multiple financial institutions from its payment network and suspending all operations in Russia

Mercury Public Affairs - PR firm no longer represents Sovcombank

META - restricting access to Russian state-owned media accounts in Ukraine and blocked state-owned media from earning ad revenue

Microsoft - removing state-owned media mobile apps and banned state-owned media ads

National Hockey League (NHL) - suspending Russian business deals

Net-a-porter - suspending deliveries in Russia

Netflix - will not distribute news, sports, and entertainment channels from Russian state media and pausing production on four Russian projects and acquisitions

Nike - suspending operations in Russia

Nordic Ski Federation - Russian skiers are banned from competing in Norway

Ocean Network Express - container shipment company suspending bookings to/from Russia

Oracle - suspending operations in Russia

Payoneer - suspending services in Russia

PayPal - suspending services in Russia

Puma - halting deliveries to Russia

Reddit - restricting access to the r/Russia subreddit

Richemont (brands and subsidiaries include Dunhill, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Montblanc, Cartier, Chloé, Piaget, and Van Cleef & Arpels) - suspending commercial activity in Russia

Roberti Global - PR firm no longer represents investors of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline

Roku - removing state-owned Russian channels

SABRE - airline ticket sale company is suspending all activities in Russia

Samsung - suspending shipments in Russia

Schalke - Germany soccer club severed sponsorship with Gazprom

Shell - divesting several ventures with Gazprom totaling roughly $3bn in revenue

Sidley Austin - PR group no longer represents VTB bank

SNAP - suspending Snapchat ads in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine and halting ad sales in Russia and Belarus

Sony Pictures - pausing theatrical film releases

Spotify - closing its Russian office and removing state-owned media ads

Swatch - halting exports to Russia

Tennis - banned Russian and Belarusian athletes from team events

The Metropolitan Opera - no longer “works with artists or institutions that support Putin or are supported by him”

TJX Companies (TJMaxx, Marshall’s, Home Goods) - divesting its minority investment in Russian off-price retailer Familia and halting purchases in Russia and Belarus

UEFA (European Football Associations) - banned Russian teams from participating in athletic competitions

UPS - suspending Russian shipments

Venable - lobbying group no longer represents Sberbank

Visa - blocked multiple financial institutions from its payment network and suspending all operations in Russia

Volkswagen (VW) - suspending car deliveries to Russian dealerships and shutting down operations in Russia

Volvo - suspending auto exports to Russia

Warner Brothers (WB) - pausing theatrical film releases

World Governing Body for Track & Field - Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials banned from events (including the World Athletics Championships in Oregon this summer and the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade)

Yoox - suspending deliveries in Russia

YouTube - temporarily demonetizing Russian state-owned RT and other channels and limiting access to these channels

Zara - suspending business in Russia

Wow, that's quite a list. Thank you for doing this!

 

[otto]

US working with Poland on the possibility of providing fighter jets to Ukraine

As part of the conversations with Poland, the US is determining what “capabilities we could provide to backfill Poland if it decided to transfer planes to Ukraine,” said the spokesperson, who would not detail what backfill options are under consideration.

Live updates: Russia invades Ukraine

Is this a negotiation between Ukraine and USA to trade Russian fighter jets for USA F16s? That could be the tip of the scales that Putin is waiting for - a Ukrainian piloted USA F16 attacking Russian convoys in Ukraine. Proxy war that spreads beyond the borders of Ukraine?

 

[JerseyGirl]

Putin Allows Foreign Credit Payments in Rubles

Russia and Russian companies will be allowed, for now, to pay some of their foreign creditors in rubles, according to a decree signed by Putin on Saturday.

The temporary rules let the government and other entities circumvent technical problems when dealing in foreign currency and pay instead in quickly depreciating rubles.

The decree applies to payments of more than 10 million rubles per month to creditors from “countries that engage in hostile activities” against Russia, its companies and citizens. The government will prepare a list of such countries within two days.

Ukraine Update: MasterCard, Visa Halted in Russia; More Musk Aid