There’s a growing chorus of Western companies openly condemning Russian actions in Ukraine as sanctions have hammered the country’s ruble and forced the central bank to raise interest rates
Western nations have steadily ratcheted up sanctions on Russia since it invaded Ukraine last week, including shutting out some Russian banks from the SWIFT global financial network.
Signalling there would be no let up from the West, U.S. President Joe Biden said in his State of the Union address on Tuesday that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin “has no idea what’s coming” as he joined European states and Canada in closing U.S. airspace to Russian planes.With international shippers such as Maersk, Hapag Lloyd and MSC suspending bookings to and from Russia, the country has become increasingly shut out of world commerce.
Apple, which halted sales in Russia, said it was making changes to its Maps app to protect civilians in Ukraine.“We are deeply concerned about the Russian invasion of Ukraine and stand with all of the people who are suffering as a result of the violence,” Apple said. Big U.S. technology companies said they were continuing efforts to stop Russia from taking advantage of their products.Google, owned by Alphabet Inc, said it had blocked mobile apps connected to Russian state-funded publisher RT from its news-related features, including the Google News search.
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