Worldwide
Britain imposed new sanctions [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/sanctions-in-response-to-putins-illegal-annexation-of-ukrainian-regions] against Russian in response to Putin’s illegal annexation of Ukrainian regions. The decision is announced following Putin’s announcement of the illegal annexation of the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia following sham referendums. Under new
Worldwide
The Board of the World Curling Federation (WCF) decided to extend the suspension of Russian and Belarusian teams from the competitions until the end of the calendar year, the press service of the WCF announced on the official website. WCF suspended Russian athletes from competitions until the end of the
Worldwide
Russia has restricted access to SoundCloud, citing "false information" about what Moscow calls a "special military operation" in Ukraine. This was reported by Reuters. The news agency reported that Roskomnadzor restricted access to the SoundCloud service due to the posting of materials containing false information about
Worldwide
Microsoft has restricted the possibility for Russians to upgrade Windows 10 to Windows 11, TASS reports. > Looks like it: https://t.co/ELLZaj1hsA — Catalin Cimpanu (@campuscodi) June 19, 2022 [https://twitter.com/campuscodi/status/1538574325384720386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Microsoft announced in
Worldwide
Toyota announced that it will close its vehicle manufacturing plant in Saint Petersburg, which builds the Camry and RAV4. The plant has not been producing cars since March because of the shortage of key components and materials following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The production at this plant was suspended
Worldwide
The American company Nvidia, the world's largest manufacturer of graphic processors, plans to close its office in Russia by the end of October. It was reported by Forbes Russia citing a source close to the company, and was confirmed by an Nvidia representative. The source also reported that
Worldwide
Russian Skoltech and MTS have been excluded from the international 5G alliance OpenRAN (Radio Access Network), which develops equipment for 5G networks. Mentions of Russian companies have been removed from the alliance's official website, Russian media report. OpenRAN was established in 2018 to jointly develop equipment for 5G
Worldwide
Estonia has decided to impose a legally binding national sanction on Russian gas from January 1. Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu said that the government expressed its political will to discontinue the use of Russian gas in spring, but now it has been envisaged as a legally binding measure.
Worldwide
Japan has banned the export of goods to Russia that are related to chemical weapons as concerns over the possible use of nuclear weapons grow. These are additional sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Another 21 Russian companies, including scientific laboratories, were also added to the sanctions list.
Worldwide
Turkish state banks will exit Russian Mir payment system following US warnings of secondary sanctions. The three Turkish state banks – VakifBank, Ziraat Bank, and Halkbank – were still processing transactions made with Mir cards, but will not do that anymore. Banks in several other countries, including Kazakhstan and Vietnam, have also
Worldwide
One of Turkey’s largest banks, İşbank, has suspended transactions through Russia’s Mir payment system after a warning from the United States. Earlier, the Biden administration contacted Turkey about the fact that Turkish companies and banks did not support sanctions against Russia.
Economy
Apple has removed all applications belonging to Vkontakte’s ecosystem from the App Store, Russian media report. These apps include VK Music, VK Clips, VK Messenger, VK Admin, and VK Play. The reason for the removal has not been disclosed. Apps that were already installed on the user’s device