2022 boycott of Russia and Belarus

In 2022, a boycott of Russia and Belarus was implemented by many companies and organisations in Europe, North America, Australasia and elsewhere after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. As of 22 March 2022, more than 400 companies had withdrawn from Russia, or divested themselves from Russian ties, either as a result of sanctions or in protest of Russian actions.

Overview

The majority of countries which sanctioned Russia following its 2014 annexation of Crimea began imposing additional sanctions to punish Russia for invading all of Ukraine — a move for which Russian President Vladimir Putin had long prepared. Many companies were not impacted by sanctions against Russia but ruled in favor of cutting ties with the country either due to the public pressure or in protest of the Russian government's actions, or both. Ukrainian institutions have stated that the need for these measures is urgent.

The response can be broadly divided into a "cultural boycott", aimed at amplifying the international condemnation of the invasion, and an "economic boycott", which is designed to make the war effort less sustainable. As a result of the latter, several commentators have warned of an unprecedented economic collapse in Russia's future, citing a 30% drop in the ruble's value, a 20% rise in interest rates and a 1% GDP expansion down from 1.7%. Analyses by multiple firms project year end GDP contraction of at least 5% and inflation of 15%. Some of the most critical blows to Russian infrastructure have been the loss of access to the SWIFT payment system and limitations on Russia's ability to export oil. US Senator Bernie Sanders has stated that this crisis should influence energy policy more broadly in order to deter "authoritarian petrostates". While Shell plc has been noted for relinquishing its stake in Gazprom, it was also criticised for buying a cargo of discounted Russian crude oil. The next day, following public outcry, Shell defended the purchase as a short term necessity, but also announced that it intends to reduce such purchases and put the profits from them into a fund that will go towards humanitarian aid to Ukraine. As of 10 March, half of the ten largest international companies with business ties to Russia announced that they are withdrawing or closing their operations; and the number of companies that have done so is over 300.

Some of the largest snack and fast food companies have faced criticism for continuing to do business in Russia and Belarus. Anthony Pompliano has defended cryptocurrency trading platforms for not participating in the boycott, stating "there is an incredible amount of inhumanity that goes into the decision to cut off the average citizen from the global financial system. What was their crime?" Critics of the Israeli government have pointed out the fact that several American politicians who support isolating Russia economically previously campaigned for and passed anti-BDS laws punishing boycotts of Israel.

The cultural side of the boycott has focused on reducing the number of entertainment products available to people in Russia. These include films and albums but also live televised events which are hosted in Western countries. Yasmeen Serhan has commented that nationalistic sentiment, which has historically benefited Putin's regime, will be undermined by Russia's exclusion from sporting events. The banning of Russia and Belarus from the Olympics has drawn comparisons to the athletic boycott of apartheid South Africa. According to Olympic historians David Wallechinsky and Bill Mallon, the decision can be considered a turning point when compared to past leniency over the state-sponsored doping programme in Russia or the attempted abduction of Krystsina Tsimanouskaya by Belarus.

In addition to cancelling planned appearances in Russia, several entertainment organisations with Russian members began to scrutinise their past support for Putin. Some of these celebrities refused to condemn the war but others lost their contracts because they did so without mentioning Putin by name. A statement by Alex Ovechkin, for example, called for peace in general and mentioned that his family members in Russia were also in danger. However, Czech former Detroit Red Wings and Ottawa Senators goaltender Dominik Hašek responded to Ovechkin and criticised him for his past support of Putin, stating "What!? Not only an alibist, a chicken shit, but also a liar!", while also calling on the NHL to suspend all Russian players. One musician who referred to his family's safety when condemning the war was Alexander Malofeev. The Vancouver Recital Society, which had begun requiring this of all Russian performers, responded that Malofeev's statement was not sufficient to allow his concert to go ahead.

Boycotting companies and organisations

Banking and finance

Company or organisation	Industry	Country	Actions	Date	Ref.
Abrdn	Financial services	United Kingdom	Abrdn announced it will reduce its holdings in Russia and Belarus.	1 March 2022
Alaska Permanent Fund	Sovereign wealth fund	USA	After pressure from Alaskan legislators, the Alaska Permanent Fund announced it will not purchase any new Russian securities and will look to divest its Russian portfolio, consisting of US$63m in fixed income, US$153m in public equities and US$2.7m in private equity.	10 March 2022
American Express	Payment systems	USA	American Express announced it had suspended all operations in Russia. All American Express cards will not work at merchants or ATMs in Russia and cards issued by Russian institutions will not work outside of the country. American Express stated its business in Russia is "small".	6 March 2022
Apple Pay	Online payment systems	USA	Apple Pay stopped working in Russia due to sanctions on Russian banks. As of 2020, 20% of Russians were using Apple Pay.	26 February 2022
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank	Banking	Asia	The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) stated it had put all activities relating to Russia and Belarus "on hold and under review."	3 March 2022
Australian Future Fund and NSW Generations Fund	Sovereign wealth fund	Australia	Australia's Future Fund announced it would dump all Russian assets, worth A$200m, while the New South Wales government would dump A$75m of Russian assets from its NSW Generations Fund.	28 February 2022
Australian Retirement Trust	Superannuation	Australia	The Australian Retirement Trust announced it would dump A$133m in Russian assets.	3 March 2022
AustralianSuper	Superannuation	Australia	AustralianSuper announced it would dump its A$175m portfolio of Russian assets as quickly as possible.	4 March 2022
Aware Super	Superannuation	Australia	Aware Super announced it would dump its A$50m Russian investment portfolio.	1 March 2022
Cbus	Superannuation	Australia	Cbus pledged to divest from Russian assets as soon as possible.	1 March 2022
Coinbase	Cryptocurrency	USA	Coinbase blocked 25,000 wallets belonging to sanctioned individuals. It also stated the use of "sophisticated blockchain analytics" to identify accounts indirectly linked to banned users.	7 March 2022
Colonial First State	Superannuation	Australia	Colonial First State announced it would divest its Russian exposure, which made up 0.1% of its total funds.	3 March 2022
Goldman Sachs Group Inc	Financial services	USA	Goldman Sachs Group Inc is winding down its business in Russia in compliance with regulatory and licensing requirements.	10 March 2022
Google Pay	Online payment systems	USA	Google Pay stopped working in Russia due to sanctions on Russian banks. As of 2020, 29% of Russians were using Google Pay.	26 February 2022
Government Employees Superannuation Board	Superannuation	Australia	Western Australia's Government Employees Superannuation Board (GESB) stated it would reduce its exposure to 20 Russian companies, including Gazprom, Rosneft, Sberbank and Lukoil.	3 March 2022
Government Pension Fund of Norway	Sovereign wealth fund	Norway	The Government Pension Fund of Norway announced it will divest its Russian assets from 47 companies, including Sberbank, Gazprom and Lukoil, worth 25 billion crowns in 2021. However, it later stated its value is likely worth only 2.5 billion crowns and they were "pretty much written off".	27 February 2022
Gunvor	Commodities trading	Switzerland	Gunvor announced it had already sold all of its Russian assets but would review its minority, non-controlling stake in Ust-Luga Oil Products terminal.	4 March 2022
HESTA	Superannuation	Australia	HESTA announced it had sold Russian assets from its Sustainable Growth super fund and it does not intend to reinvest in Russian sovereign bonds and other Russian assets in the future.	February 2022
Hostplus	Superannuation	Australia	Hostplus confirmed it would offload its A$10m in Russian assets.	4 March 2022
JCB Co., Ltd.	Payment systems	Japan	JCB announced the suspension of all its services in Russia.	8 March 2022
JPMorgan Chase	Financial services	USA	JPMorgan Chase announced it was actively unwinding business and would not pursue any new business in Russia. JPMorgan had fewer than 200 employees located in Russia.	10 March 2022
Legal & General	Financial services	United Kingdom	Legal & General announced it will reduce its holdings in Russian assets, stating that 0.1% of its assets under management were Russian.	1 March 2022
Mastercard	Payment systems	USA	Mastercard blocks transactions linked to multiple Russian institutions on 1 March. It further announced on 5 March that all cards issued by Russian banks will not work anywhere inside or outside of Russia, at Russian merchants and ATMs. Russia made up about 4% of Mastercard's net revenue for 2021.	1 March 2022
National Employment Savings Trust	Government pension scheme	United Kingdom	The National Employment Savings Trust told its fund managers to sell all existing Russian shares and government bonds as soon as possible and pledged not to buy any more.	1 March 2022
New York State Department of Financial Services	Government regulatory body	USA	New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order on 27 February, directing all New York State agencies and authorities to review and divest public funds from Russia. On 2 March, the state's Department of Financial Services expedited the procurement of blockchain analytics technology, allowing it to detect exposure of virtual currency businesses to sanctioned individuals.	27 February 2022
PayPal	Online payment systems	USA	PayPal stopped accepting new users from signing up to PayPal in Russia and blocked transactions by some users and banks in Russia as of 2 March. On 5 March, it shut down its services in Russia.	2 March 2022
Paysera	Payment systems	Lithuania	Paysera announced it will no longer accept transactions in rubles, close Russian accounts, and restrict money transfers to and from Russian banks.	24 February 2022
Revolut	Financial services	United Kingdom	Revolut blocked payments to Russia and Belarus, and halted its support for transfers to or from parties in Belarus.	4 March 2022
Trafigura	Commodities trading	Singapore	Trafigura froze all Russian investments, including its share in Rosneft led project Vostok Oil.	2 March 2022
Visa	Payment systems	USA	Visa announced they have suspended all operations in Russia, including disabling all cards issued by Russian banks from being used outside of Russia, and all cards issued outside of Russia from being used within Russia. Russia made up about 4% of Visa's net revenue for 2021.	3 March 2022
Western Union	Financial services	USA	Western Union stated it will suspend operations in Russia and Belarus.	10 March 2022
Wise	Payment systems	United Kingdom	Wise suspended all money transfers to Russia after limiting daily transfers to £200. However, their website still includes the Rouble in its list of currencies and provides an exchange rate estimate.	28 February 2022
World Bank	Banking	International	The World Bank announced it had stopped all programs in Russia and Belarus. It also stated it had not approved any new loans or investments to Russia since 2014 and Belarus since mid-2020.	2 March 2022

Other

• The Church of England announced on 25 February it will sell £20m in Russian holdings held by its Church Commissioners and the Church of England Pensions Board. The church also said it would not make any further investments in Russia, calling it an "immoral flood of corrupt money".

Education, research and science

Company or organisation	Industry	Country	Actions	Date	Ref.
Agence nationale de la recherche	Government agency	France	The French National Research Agency suspended its partnership with the Russian Science Foundation and announced it will no longer take part in actions or funding involving Russian or Belarusian institutions.	3 March 2022
All European Academies	Non-government organisation	Europe	The All European Academies suspended the membership of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.	4 March 2022
Arctic Council	Intergovernmental organisation	International	All countries, except Russia, announced they will temporarily pause their participation in the Arctic Council since Russia holds the chairmanship.	3 March 2022
Arizona State University	University	USA	Arizona State University divested its US$2.3m in Russian assets.	7 March 2022
Australian National University	University	Australia	The Australian National University (ANU) suspended all links with the Moscow State Institute of International Relations and the National Research University Higher School of Economics.	3 March 2022
CERN	Non-government organisation	Switzerland	CERN announced it had suspended Russia's status as an observer to the organisation, prohibit Russia from attending open sessions of the CERN Council and will revoke its "special right" to attend restricted sessions on the Large Hadron Collider. There will also be no new collaborations with Russian institutions, however the 1100 current academics and institutes will be able to continue their work.	8 March 2022
Council on International Educational Exchange	Non-government organisation	USA	The Council on International Educational Exchange suspended its spring 2022 program in Saint Petersburg, relocating students to other universities in Eastern Europe.	28 February 2022
Deakin University	University	Australia	Deakin University announced that it would not enter any new agreements with Russia, not accept any new Russian students and exit its small indirect holding in Russian funds. It also stated that it does not currently have any partnerships with Russian agencies or universities.	8 March 2022
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and UK Research and Innovation	Government agency	United Kingdom	UK's science minister George Freeman announced a review of all research funding from the UK government to Russian beneficiaries on 27 February 2022. This led to the UK Research and Innovation agency to suspend 50 grants for projects at British universities that were linked to Russian universities.	27 February 2022
Durham University	University	United Kingdom	Durham University suspended all bilateral research collaboration with institutions in Russia and Belarus.	10 March 2022
edX	Online education	USA	edX announced that all courses offered by Russian universities – ITMO University, National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, National University of Science and Technology MISiS, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia and Ural Federal University were removed from its website.	4 March 2022
European Commission	Government agency	Europe	The European Commission suspended all payments to Russian institutions involved in EU-funded research projects. It also suspended the preparation of grant agreements for four projects under Horizon Europe.	2 March 2022
European Space Agency	Government agency	Europe	The European Space Agency delayed ExoMars, a joint Europe-Russian mission to send a rover to Mars. Russia was set to provide the Kazachok lander and the mission was intended to launch on a Russian Proton rocket.	28 February 2022
European University Association	Non-government organisation	Europe	The European University Association suspended the membership of 12 Russian universities who signed a pro-war statement.	7 March 2022
European XFEL	Research facility	Germany	The European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser Facility announced it will not start new agreements with Russian institutions and will suspend existing ones.	2 March 2022
French National Centre for Scientific Research	Government agency	France	The French National Centre for Scientific Research suspends all new scientific collaboration with Russia.	2 March 2022
German Academic Exchange Service	Non-government organisation	Germany	The German Academic Exchange Service restricts all exchange to Russia, including cancelling scholarships for those offered to study in Russia.	25 February 2022
German Research Foundation	Government agency	Germany	The German Research Foundation suspended all scientific collaboration with Russia, including the sharing of data, samples, research and equipment. Researchers applying for a fellowship in Russia will have to choose another country.	2 March 2022
Global Network for Advanced Management	Non-government organisation	International	The Global Network for Advanced Management suspends the Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO from its network upon request from the school's dean.	8 March 2022
International Mathematical Union	Non-government organisation	International	The International Mathematical Union moved the 2022 International Congress of Mathematicians and awarding of the Fields Medal online; it was originally scheduled to be held in Saint Petersburg.	26 February 2022
Journal of Molecular Structure	Academic journal	None	The Journal of Molecular Structure stopped considering manuscripts submitted by scientists at Russian institutions.
Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg	University	Germany	The Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg halts all institutional collaborations with Russia and bans researchers from undertaking business trips in Russia.	8 March 2022
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	University	USA	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) ended its relationship with the Skolkovo Foundation, affecting 21 MIT faculty members and 38 students.	25 February 2022
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics	Non-government organisation	Germany	The Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics switched off the eROSITA black hole telescope aboard the Russian Spektr-RG satellite.	26 February 2022
Middlebury College	University	USA	Middlebury College suspended its Russian exchange programme, allowing students to complete the course remotely.	28 February 2022
NASA	Government agency	USA	Space agency NASA explored ways to keep the International Space Station in orbit without Russia. It noted that Northrop Grumman had offered reboost capability and suggested that SpaceX could help.	1 March 2022
National Research Council	Government agency	Italy	Italy's National Research Council announced it will suspend operations in Russia and will not renew research agreements with institutions linked to Russia.	28 February 2022
QS World University Rankings	Non-government organisation	United Kingdom	The QS World University Rankings announced it will remove Russian and Belarusian universities from future rankings and will cease promoting study at its universities.	7 March 2022
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Dutch Research Council	Non-government organisation	Netherlands	All universities, university medical centers, universities of applied sciences, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Dutch Research Council suspended partnerships with institutions in Russia and Belarus.	4 March 2022
Stanford University	University	USA	Stanford University ends a US$1.65m contract with an undisclosed entity from Russia.	12 March 2022
Universities UK	Non-government organisation	United Kingdom	Universities UK suspended its memorandum of understanding with the Russian Union of Rectors after it publishes a pro-war statement.	7 March 2022
University of Aberdeen	University	United Kingdom	The University of Aberdeen suspended all bilateral agreements with Russian institutions indefinitely.	1 March 2022
University of Arizona	University	USA	The University of Arizona divested its US$1.5m in Russian assets.	7 March 2022
University of Colorado	University	USA	The University of Colorado announced it would liquidate its investment in publicly traded Russian companies and mutual funds with holdings in Russia, around US$6.1m.	3 March 2022
University of Glasgow	University	United Kingdom	The University of Glasgow announced it would suspend all partnerships with Russian and Belarusian academic institutions throughout the university.	9 March 2022
University of Reading	University	United Kingdom	The University of Reading suspends its partnership with the Moscow State Institute of International Relations.	11 March 2022
University of St Andrews	University	United Kingdom	The University of St Andrews announced it suspended all programs, collaborations and activities with Russia, including its joint Masters program with Moscow State University. It also divested its £40,000 in Russian holdings.	8 March 2022
University of Tübingen	University	Germany	The University of Tübingen suspends all cooperation with Russian universities and research facilities, joint research activities and joint conferences. It also cancelled student exchanges in Russia and business trips to Russia.	3 March 2022
Western Sydney University	University	Australia	Western Sydney University suspended all ties and activities with Russian universities and institutions.	7 March 2022

Energy

Company or organisation	Industry	Country	Actions	Date	Ref.
BP	Oil and gas	United Kingdom	BP announced it had exited its 19.75% shareholding in Rosneft, worth approximately US$14 billion. Furthermore, BP announces the resignation of its staff from the Rosneft board of directors, BP Chief Executive Bernard Looney and former BP chief executive Robert Dudley.	27 February 2022
Centrica	Energy	United Kingdom	Centrica announced it would exit all gas supply agreements with Russian companies, principally with Gazprom.	1 March 2022
ExxonMobil	Oil and gas	USA	ExxonMobil cut ties with Russia, discontinuing operations and exiting the Sakhalin-II oil project. It also announced it will not be investing in new developments in the country.	2 March 2022
Equinor	Energy	Norway	Equinor announced its decision to stop new investments into Russia, and start the process of exiting Equinor's Russian Joint Ventures, worth US$1.2 billion.	28 February 2022
Fortum	Energy	Finland	Fortum announced it will not make new investments in Russia and will reduce its exposure to thermal power production. Fortum owns seven thermal power plants in Russia and has a 78% stake in Uniper which owns five thermal power plants.	3 March 2022
Shell	Oil and gas	United Kingdom	Shell stopped buying Russian crude oil and stated it would phase out its involvement in all Russian hydrocarbons from oil to natural gas. It apologised for buying Russian oil after it had said it would pull out of its Russian operations. It had previously announced a withdrawal from all Russian exposure on 1 March, including pulling out of the Sakhalin-II LNG project, and withdrawing its support of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project.	1 March 2022
TotalEnergies	Oil and gas	France	TotalEnergies announced it "will no longer provide capital for new projects in Russia" but has retained ownership of its 19.4% stake in privately owned Novatek, 20% stake in the Yamal project and 10% stake in Arctic LNG 2.	1 March 2022
Uniper	Energy	Germany	Uniper announced it would take a full impairment loss on its loan to Nord Stream 2 worth €987m and would divest from its majority 83.73% stake in Unipro. However, it would not end long-term gas supply contracts as they are vital to Europe's gas supply.	7 March 2022
Vestas	Wind	Denmark	Vestas announced it had stopped four wind turbine projects in Russia which were expected to be operational in late 2022 with capacity 253MW. It further announced it will not enter into new Russian projects.	3 March 2022

Entertainment

• Disney paused all business in Russia, including content and product licensing, Disney Cruise Line activities, National Geographic magazine, tours and content production. It had previously announced that it would pause theatrical releases in Russia, including the release of Turning Red.
• Sony Pictures Entertainment has halted business operations in Russia, leading to cancellations of future television distribution deals and a planned home entertainment release of Spider-Man: No Way Home. Crunchyroll also suspended its anime streaming service in Russia. Two weeks earlier, the studio had suspended theatrical releases in the country, beginning with Morbius.
• WarnerMedia shut down three networks in Russia on 9 March 2022. It had previously announced that its sister Warner Bros. would pause theatrical releases in Russia, including the release of The Batman.
• Paramount announced they cancelled plans on the launch of its streaming service Paramount+ in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Kazakhstan. It had previously announced that it will pause theratical releases in Russia, including the release of Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
• Universal announced they would pause theatrical releases in Russia, including the release of The Bad Guys.
• Netflix announced it would not add 20 Russian channels to their service, despite a requirement to do so under Russian law. On 4 March, Netflix announced it has paused all future projects and acquisitions from Russia, effectively cancelling some of those potential movies and shows. On 6 March, Netflix went even further and announced it will pull out its service from Russia altogether.
• YouTube said on 11 March that it's immediately blocking access around the world to channels associated with Russian state-funded media, citing a policy barring content that denies, minimizes or trivializes well-documented violent events.
• DirecTV stopped distribution of Russian-controlled television network RT America, sister network to RT.
• Globecast disrupting the transmission of Russian-controlled television network RT to customers of Singaporean cable providers Singtel TV and Starhub TV on 4 March 2022.
• Roku, Inc removed Russian-controlled television network RT from its stores in the US and Europe.
• Discord suspended sales of Discord Nitro to Russian customers.
• TikTok restricted access to Russian state media accounts in the European Union.
• The Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival stated that Russian delegation will not be welcome at its events.
• The Glasgow Film Festival dropped two Russian films from its line-up, No Looking Back and The Execution, both receiving Russian funding.
• The National Association of Television Program Executives banned Russian companies from its international television trade fair in Hungary.
• The European Film Academy boycotted all Russian films.
• BBC Studios, All3Media and ITV Studios stopped doing business with Russia, including licensing of their shows to Russian customers.
• The European Broadcasting Union excluded Russia from participating in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, with the organisers saying its inclusion could "bring the competition into disrepute".
• Spotify closed its Russian office and removed all content from Russian state-owned media.
• Several orchestras and opera houses, including the Royal Opera House, Metropolitan Opera, and Vienna Philharmonic, cut ties with Russian performers who had voiced support for Putin, even those who opposed the invasion of Ukraine, including soprano Anna Netrebko, conductor Valery Gergiev, and the Bolshoi Theatre.
• WWE terminated its broadcast partnership with Russian television network Match and shut down the WWE Network in Russia.
• Linus Media Group ceased working with Russian and Belarusian entities and stopped shipping merchandise from their store to those countries.
• The Fédération Internationale Féline (International Cat Federation) banned cats bred in Russia from being imported or registered in its pedigree book outside Russia, and exhibitors living in Russia from being entered at any of its shows outside Russia, meaning cats bred in Russia or owned by Russians are banned from competitions. The restrictions are valid until the end of May.
• The organiser of the European Tree of the Year put Russia out of the running for the contest, excluding the Turgenev's Oak from nomination.
• Russian mustards are banned from the shelves of National Mustard Museum in Middleton, Wisconsin.
• Universal Music Group suspended its Russian operations on 8 March 2022.
• PRS for Music, the United Kingdom's performance rights organisation, cancelled its partnership with the Russian Authors' Society (RAO). American rights societies Broadcast Music, Inc. and ASCAP, and Italy's SIAE, have also suspended their royalty payments to RAO.
• Live event promoter Live Nation ceased its operations in Russia on 2 March 2022.
• Warner Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment suspended their operations in Russia on 10 March 2022.
• Music publishers Kobalt Music Group and Downtown suspended their business activity in Russia on 10 March 2022.
• Discovery Inc. shut down 15 networks in Russia on 9 March 2022.
• German Public broadcaster Deutsche Welle announced that will closing down their Moscow bureau and most of the journalists will be relocated to Riga, Latvia.
• Canal+ Group through its subsidiary company Thema announced that the distribution of TV5MONDE Europe will be suspended in Russia.
• French news network France 24 will be suspending broadcasting in Russia
• Japanese public broadcaster NHK's English language channel NHK World TV will be suspending its broadcasts in Russia. NHK World Premium will be remained broadcasting.
• Lithuanian television companies and broadcasters LNK, TV3, Telia Lietuva, Cgates, Splius either stopped broadcasting Russian TV channels or removed any production originating from Russia.
• The American Kennel Club said on 10 March they will not approve judges from Russia to events it holds, and will deny any new requests for imported dog registrations from the Russian Kennel Federation.

Esports and electronic games

• Ukraine based esport organisation NAVI severed partnership with Russian esport organisation ESForce. Companies under ESForce Holding includes RuHub, Epic Esports Events, Cybersport.ru and Virtus.pro.
• BLAST Premier cancelled upcoming tournament qualifier for the CIS region and banned Russian-based teams from attending its events for the "foreseeable future".
• ESL bans organisations with ties to the Russian government from participating in ESL Pro League. The affected teams are Virtus.pro and Gambit Esports. However, the players are allowed to participate in the tournament "under a neutral name, without representing their country, organization or their teams’ sponsors on their clothing". All scheduled tournaments in the CIS region have also been paused and postponed.
• Finnish tournament organiser Elisa Esports bans all Russian-owned organisations from participating in its tournaments.
• Ukrainian tournament organiser WePlay terminated its cooperation with all partners from the Russian Federation.
• Electronic Arts removed the Russian teams from its games FIFA 22, FIFA Mobile, and FIFA Online, and removed the Russian and Belarusian teams from NHL 22. They also halted sales of games in both Russia and Belarus.
• Polish game developer CD Projekt cut off sales for all of its products to Russia and Belarus, including Cyberpunk 2077 and all games on GOG.com.
• Nintendo has suspended shipments of software and hardware to Russia and has delayed the release of Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp. Previously it had placed the Nintendo eShop for Russia into maintenance mode, which disabled the ability to make purchases or downloads for Nintendo Switch digital games, DLC, or microtransactions.
• Sony Interactive Entertainment has suspended shipments of software and hardware to Russia. It had already pulled Gran Turismo 7 from digital and physical sale in Russia on 4 March 2022. After facing public pressure to block their Russian player base, Sony announced on 9 March that shipments of PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 consoles & physical games to Russia have been suspended. Moreover, the Russian PlayStation Store will be closed until further notice, meaning Russian players will be unable to purchase or download digital games, DLC, and microtransactions.
• Activision Blizzard and Epic Games halted sale of games in Russia.
• Ubisoft and Take-Two Interactive also suspended sales of their games in Russia.
• Rovio and Supercell removed their games from Russian and Belarusian app stores on 9 March 2022.
• SCS Software postponed development on the planned Heart of Russia DLC for Euro Truck Simulator 2, which was first announced in March 2021.
• Niantic Labs suspended downloads and gameplay of its games, such as Pokémon Go, in Russia and Belarus.
• Valve, the operator of the Steam platform, the biggest video game distribution platform in Russia, was previously criticized in early March 2022 for remaining in the Russian market despite many other foreign video game companies leaving. On 17 March, Steam announced that they will stop payments to Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

Food and beverage

• In Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia most supermarkets removed Russian and Belarusian products, such as food, drinks, magazines, and newspapers, with Coop, Rimi, Maxima, and Barbora being the most notable supermarket chains to join the boycott.
• In Canada, the liquor control boards of several provinces, including the Liquor Control Board of Ontario, the Société des alcools du Québec, the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation, the Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Corporation, the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation, and the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority, were ordered to remove Russian alcohol products from retail stores. The government of British Columbia ceased the import of Russian liquor products, and the Liquor Control Board of Ontario announced the removal of Russian liquor from all 679 liquor retailers within its jurisdiction.
• In the United States, the governors of Ohio, New Hampshire, and Utah placed legal restrictions on the sale of Russian liquor, and many bars, restaurants, and liquor retailers have removed Russian brands from their selections voluntarily, with some supporting Ukrainian liquors in a further show of solidarity with Ukraine. The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority pulled Russian-sourced vodka from its stores and places them into storage. Utah and New Hampshire signs executive orders removing all Russian produced and Russian-branded alcohol from its stores. The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board no longer sells nor procures Russian products.
• The Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian alcohol monopolies, Alko, Systembolaget and Vinmonopolet, stopped the sale of Russian alcoholic beverages.
• Finland's two main retailers, S-Group and Kesko, and Norway's biggest retailer group Norgesgruppen (operating Meny, Kiwi, Joker and Spar grocery stores) removed Russian goods from their shelves.
• In Denmark, most supermarkets removed all Russian products.
• Fonterra, one of the world's largest dairy producers from New Zealand, suspended shipments of all its dairy products to Russia.
• Australian retailers such as ALDI, Coles Group, and Endeavour Group (Dan Murphys, BWS) removed all Russian made alcohol from their stores and services. Metcash stops stocking all Russian made products.
• Nemiroff cancelled its licence for production in Russia.
• Diageo paused all exports of its spirits to Russia.
• British food retailers Sainsbury's, Morrisons, Aldi, Waitrose and the Co-op have removed all Russian-made spirits, notably Russian Standard vodka from their shelves.
• SPI, the holding company behind Stolichnaya vodka has said the company would rebrand its signature vodka to just Stoli, and change the source of the ingredients from Russia to Slovakia.
• Fazer exits all its operations in Russia. Earlier Fazer had suspended all exports of its confectionery, grain and bakery products from Finland to Russia and stopped all investments.
• Finnish brewery and soft drinks company Olvi will stop exporting to Russia and Belarus, suspend investments in Belarus and start withdrawing from the Belarusian market. Czech brewer Budvar halted beer deliveries to Russia.
• Finnish food company Atria stops its operations in Russia.
• The French food group Danone said it was suspending investments in Russia, but would maintain the production and distribution of fresh dairy products and infant nutrition.
• Arla Foods has initiated preparations to suspend its business in Russia. This will cover both its local operations and imports.
• Valio will close business operation in Russia, including imports to Finland. Previously it had stopped all exports from Finland to Russia and Belarus.
• Paulig, a food and beverage company, withdraws from Russia.
• Yum Brands, which has 1,000 KFC and Pizza Hut franchises in Russia, said it would suspend all investment and restaurant development in the country. It also announced it would suspend operations of company-owned KFC restaurants and will make arrangements to suspend Pizza Hut restaurant operations. The company had faced criticism for not joining the boycott earlier.
• McDonald’s, which had been criticised for not joining the boycott, announced on 8 March it will temporarily close 850 locations in Russia, but will continue to pay its 62,000 Russian employees.
• Likewise, after being criticised for not joining the boycott, Starbucks announced on 8 March it was suspending all business activity in Russia and would pause store operations at its 130 locations in the country. CEO Kevin Johnson further explained financial support would be provided to affected employees.
• Coca-Cola, following several days of public pressure, announced on 8 March 2022 it was "suspending its business in Russia".
• PepsiCo, which also initially resisted boycott calls, announced on 8 March in a letter from CEO Ramon Laguarta the "suspension of the sale of Pepsi-Cola, and our global beverage brands in Russia, including 7Up and Mirinda[,]... capital investments and all advertising and promotional activities in Russia." However, PepsiCo maintained it had a "responsibility" to continue to sell "milk and other dairy offerings, baby formula and baby food", and "by continuing to operate, we will also continue to support the livelihoods of our 20,000 Russian associates and the 40,000 Russian agricultural workers in our supply chain".
• Heineken N.V. has stopped the production and sale of its namesake brand of beer in Russia. It had previously announced a suspension on new investments and exports to Russia. A number of local Russian brands continue operating, but they will be financially isolated from the main company.
• Carlsberg has suspended further investments in, and exports to or from, Russia. Production and sale of its namesake brand of beer has been stopped. The local Russian Baltika brands continues operating, but any potential profits will be forwarded to humanitarian organisations.
• Lindt have temporarily closed their shops and suspended all of their deliveries to Russia.
• Brown–Forman, owners of several brands including Jack Daniel's and Finlandia Vodka, suspended commercial operations in Russia.
• Nestlé, a Swiss food company, had suspended all capital investment in Russia.
• Papa John's has suspended all corporate operations in Russia, but it will still have 188 independent franchisee-owned stores in Russia, but it has halted all operational, marketing and business support to Russia.
• Kraft Heinz, which sells ketchup and other condiments in Russia, is suspending all new investments in Russia, as well as all exports and imports of its products into and out of Russia.
• Little Caesars is suspending all operations at Russian stores, which are owned by franchisees.
• Mars, American food and animal care corporation including the maker of M&M’s and Snickers, have suspended new investments in Russia and will not import or export their products in or out of Russia, but it will refocus their efforts in Russia on their "essential role in feeding the Russian people and pets." It had announced on 1 March that it was suspending advertising in Russia and Belarus, but will continue to produce goods at its factories, including in five facilities that produce its pet food. Recently in August 2021, the company expanded production in Russia.
• Mondelez International, an American food and beverage corporation, announced on 9 March 2022, that has scaled back all non-essential activities in Russia, but it will continue helping maintain the food supply during the invasion.
• Kellogg's, an American food company that specializes on cereals and operates several plants in Russia; announced on 8 March 2022, that the company has suspended all shipments and investments in Russia.
• Burger King, an American fast food franchise, suspended all of its 880 franchised locations in Russia on 10 March 2022.
• A deli in the United States called the Sidewalk Deli renewed its menu, calling Russian Dressing "Ukrainian Dressing".
• The Canadian dish poutine was renamed by Le Roy Jucep, which claimed to be its inventor, to "fries-cheese-gravy".
• Wisconsin’s National Mustard Museum removed Russian mustards from exibition, saying the mustards will be back "once the invasion of Ukraine is over and Russia recognizes and respects the sovereign nation of Ukraine" on a sign. The museum reverted the removal after the incident went viral online, saying Russian mustard makers are not responsible for the Ukranian War.

Goods

Automotive

• Car manufacturers Ford, General Motors, Jaguar and Volvo suspended all sales and operations in Russia. Honda suspended all exports to Russia and Toyota announced it halted production at its plant in Saint Petersburg and ceased all shipments to Russia. Mazda suspended shipments of parts to Russia while Mitsubishi Motors assessed the risk of operating in Russia. Volkswagen suspended production at Kaluga and Nizhny Novgorod sites and also stopped exports to Russia. Nissan to halt work at its factory in the Russian city of St Petersburg in the coming days. Earlier it had suspended vehicle exports to Russia. Stellantis, the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot vehicles, has suspended exports of cars from Russia and imports of vehicles into the country. It operates a small plant in partnership with Mitsubishi in Kaluga, southwest of Moscow. The plant employs about 2,700 people and produces small delivery vans. Hyundai, which produces about 200,000 cars in Russia annually, was criticized for not joining the boycott early. On March 1 it announced suspension of production in Russia but sales have not paused.
• Truck manufacturer Daimler Truck Holding AG discontinued business activities in Russia and reviewed ties with Kamaz.
• Motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson suspended all business in Russia.
• Motorcycle manufacturer Yamaha Motor Company suspended cycling exports in Russia.

Apparel and accessories

• Nike halted all online sales in Russia, stating it could not guarantee delivery of products. However, its stores throughout Russia were open on 11 March, more than a week after the sports retailer said it was temporarily closing down all its approximately 100 shops in the country.
• Adidas, which operated about 500 stores in Russia, had closed them along with online sales there. It had previously suspended its partnership with the Russian Football Union.
• Clothing retailers H&M and Burberry paused all sales in Russia.
• Online luxury e-commerce platforms YOOX Net-a-Porter Group and Farfetch suspended delivery in the country.
• Luxury fashion retailers LVMH, Chanel, Hermès, Kering and Richemont. Cartier announced on 4 March the closure of all their stores in Russia on 4 March. LVMH owns several luxury brands including Dior, Givenchy, Fendi, Sephora and Bulgari and has 124 stores in Russia, while Chanel and Hermès have 17 and 3 stores respectively. Brands owned by Kering include Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, and Balenciaga, while brands owned by Richemont include Cartier, Buccellati, Piaget and Montblanc.
• British online fashion retailers ASOS and Boohoo.com suspended sales in Russia.
• British clothing retailer Marks & Spencer has stopped shipments to its Russian franchise stores, and is donating £500 000 ($666,000, €605 000) to UNHCR.
• Spanish fashion retailer Inditex, the owner of Zara, is temporarily closing all its shops in Russia and halting online sales.
• TJX sells its 25% stake in Russian clothing retailer Familia.
• Puma suspends operation of all its stores in Russia.
• Prada suspended retail operations in Russia.
• Polish clothing retailer LPP, the owner of Reserved, suspended all of its business activities in Russia. The company has around 500 stores in Russia.
• Canada Goose suspended all wholesale and e-commerce sales in Russia.
• Levi Strauss & Co suspended its Russian operations, including any new investments.
• Rolex announced a halt of its exports to Russia.
• Victoria's Secret suspended its business in Russia.
• Crocs will pause its direct-to-consumer business, inclusive of e-commerce and retail operations, in Russia. It will also pause the importation of goods into the country.

Other

• IKEA closed their 17 stores in Russia and halted sourcing materials from Russia and Belarus, but its 14 malls in Russia, branded "Mega", remain open. IKEA's decision to close their stores led to Russian consumers panic buying furniture and home appliances on the final day of the store's operations in the country.
• The retail chain Jysk closed their stores in Russia.
• British Land will terminate its rental contract with Gazprom's global trading arm based in central London. Gazprom Marketing & Trading (GM&T) had occupied the top floors of 20 Triton Street in Regent's Park.
• Belgian chemicals group Solvay S.A. suspended operations or investment in the country.
• Fiskars Group has decided to withdraw completely from the Russian market.
• Kemira, a global chemicals company, discontinued deliveries to Russia and Belarus, primarily impacting pulp and paper customers in Russia.
• Estée Lauder, manufacturer and marketer of skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care products, has initially suspended the company's business investments and initiatives in Russia. On 7 March they announced they have also decided to suspend all commercial activity in the country, closing every store they own and operate including their brand sites as well as ceasing shipments to any of their retailers in Russia.
• Procter & Gamble is ending all new capital investments in Russia and "significantly reducing" its portfolio there.
• The Lego Group stopped deliveries of their products to Russia. Lego does not own stores in the country; 81 Russian Lego stores are owned and run by the local Inventive Retail Group, but they will not receive further shipments.
• Finland's biggest construction company YIT discontinued construction material purchases from Russia and has halted investments in plots or start up new apartments in Russia.
• Metsä Group has discontinued its operations in Russia. Wood procurement in Russia for the Svir sawmill and imports to Metsä Group's Finnish and Swedish mills has also been discontinued.
• Stora Enso, a provider of renewable products in packaging, biomaterials, wooden construction and paper, will stop all production and sales in Russia and all export and import to and from Russia.
• Finnish forest industry company UPM will suspend purchasing of wood in and from Russia as well as the UPM Chudovo plywood mill operations for the time being. Earlier it had ceased deliveries to Russia, but announced operations at its Russian sites continue.
• Unilever suspends all investments, imports and exports into and out of Russia, but will continue to supply everyday essential food and hygiene products made in Russia to people in the country.
• Fast Retailing, the Japanese clothing giant that owns Uniqlo, announced that they will temporarily suspend their operations after some initial resistance. When asked about the possibility of closing Uniqlo in Russia, CEO Tadashi Yanai told Nikkei Asia "clothing is a necessity of life," and "the people of Russia have the same right to live as we do." The company later said that operational challenges and a worsening of the conflict forced it to temporarily suspend operations.
• L'Oréal, the world's largest cosmetics company, said it will temporarily close its stores, e-commerce sites, and directly operated department store counters in Russia.
• British retailer Mothercare suspends business in Russia.
• Imperial Brands, a tobacco company, halted production, sales and marketing of its products in Russia.
• Philip Morris International, an American tobacco company which has 3,200 workers in Russia, suspends investments in Russia and scales back manufacturing, but is continuing to pay salaries to all its employees in Russia.
• Shopify, the E-commerce company, will suspend Russian operations.
• Rio Tinto is in the process of terminating all commercial relationships it has with any Russian business, but it did not immediately respond to questions on whether it would continue to buy Russian fuel and other products through non-Russian third parties.
• 3M is suspending all of its business operations in Russia, where it operates at least one factory.

Services

• International law firms White & Case, Baker McKenzie, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius reviewed and ended Russian-related operations and clients.
• US-based law firms Sidley Austin and Venable LLP terminated registrations to lobby in Washington for sanctioned financial institutions.
• The Big Four accounting firms reduced their activity in Russia. Consulting company KPMG ended some Russian client relationships. Ernst & Young (EY) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) separated their Russian firms from the global network. Deloitte, the largest member of the Big Four, separated their practices in Russia and Belarus and removed them from the global network, effectively ceasing Deloitte operations in these two countries. The Deloitte action has affected about 3,000 employees in the Russian and Belarusian firms.
• Technology consulting firm Accenture discontinued all its Russian business affecting about 2,300 Russian employees.
• Grant Thornton International announced its Russian member firm is leaving the network, noting it had done work for Gazprom and the Central Bank of Russia.
• Global engineering firm AECOM announced it will immediately exit from its Russia business.
• Satellite company OneWeb suspended all launches from Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome and reviewed all projects involving Russian collaboration. This came after Russian Director of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, demanded OneWeb provide a guarantee that its satellites were not going to be used against Russia.

Shipping and transport

• UPS, DHL, and FedEx announced they would halt shipments to Russia.
• Maersk, MSC, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd and Ocean Network Express halted all container shipping to Russia, except for basic food products, medicine and humanitarian aid. These are five of the six largest container shipping companies in the world. The sixth largest carrier is the Chinese company COSCO which continues to ship to Russia.
• Finnlines, a shipping operator of ro-ro and passenger services, suspends its services to and from Russia.

Aviation

• Airbus suspended support for Russian airlines on 2 March, and suspended services provided by the Airbus Engineering Centre in Russia.
• Boeing announced it had suspended 'major operations' in Russia, including support for Russian airlines. It has also suspended buying titanium from Russia.
• Delta Air Lines suspended its code sharing partnership with Russian airliner Aeroflot on 25 February.
• Alaska Airlines suspended its interline relationship with Aeroflot on 1 March.
• Aircraft manufacturer Embraer announced the halting of supply of parts and aircraft to Russia.
• Airline booking system Sabre Corporation terminated its agreement with Aeroflot.
• Airline booking system Amadeus CRS suspended Russian state-backed airlines.
• Avia Solutions Group suspended all operations in Russia.

Space

Continued international collaboration on missions to the International Space Station (ISS) has been thrown into doubt.

A petition to withdraw international support from Russian satellite navigation system GLONASS and boycott the platform has been proposed by Polish engineer Daniel Kucharski from University of Texas at Austin and signed by tens of thousands of individuals. It is now being considered by ILRS.

Sports

Full boycotts

• On 25 February, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) called upon international sporting federations to either move or cancel any sports events planned in Russia or Belarus. It recommended sports federations and organisers not invite or allow the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials in international competitions.
• On 3 March, the International Paralympics Committee banned Russian and Belarusian para-athletes from the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, following threats of boycotts by other nations.
• On 8 March, government officials from 37 countries signed a joint statement asking sports federations to ban Russian athletes and teams from competing in other countries, supporting the position by the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympics Committee. Signatories include United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and multiple European countries.
• World Archery Federation, World Athletics, the International Biathlon Union, the Union Cycliste Internationale, the Badminton World Federation, the International Canoe Federation, the International Handball Federation, the International Modern Pentathlon Union, World Rowing, World Rugby, the International Surfing Association, the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball, World Sailing, the International Shooting Sport Federation, the International Skating Union, the International Table Tennis Federation, World Triathlon, the International Weightlifting Federation, United World Wrestling, the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation, the International Luge Federation and the International Gymnastics Federation banned Russian and Belarusian athletes from participating in their events, in line with the IOC's recommendation.
• The International Ice Hockey Federation suspended all Russian and Belarusian national and club teams from its competitions and stripped Russia of hosting rights for the 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
• The World Curling Federation proposed a rule to ban Russian athletes and moved the 2022 European Curling Championships away from Perm.
• The International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI) removed all events from Russia and Belarus and an indefinite ban on participation by Russian and Belarusian athletes, horses, and officials in FEI events.
• The Fédération Internationale d'Escrime, which governs fencing, banned all Russian and Belarusian athletes. Ukraine pulled out of the 2022 Fencing World Cup to avoid facing Russia.
• World Taekwondo banned Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing at its events and will no longer organise or recognise events in Russia and Belarus. Furthermore, it stripped Vladimir Putin of the honorary black belt given to him in 2013.
• The R&A, which governs golf outside the U.S. and Mexico, announced it would decline applications from Russian and Belarusian golfers for scheduled events.
• The International World Games Association banned Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from participating in the 2022 World Games.
• LEN, the governing body for aquatic sports in Europe, banned all athletes and officials from Russia and Belarus from taking part in their competitions as well as announced withholding LEN events from taking place in either country.
• Russian and Belarusian cyclists were banned from all events in the United Kingdom by British Cycling and in the Netherlands by the Royal Dutch Cycling Union.

Partial boycotts

• UEFA, the European governing body for football, decided to relocate the Champions League final from Saint Petersburg to Saint-Denis, France, after a meeting of the body's executive committee. The national football teams of Poland, the Czech Republic, and Sweden refused to play against Russia. On 27 February, FIFA announced that Russian teams would have to play as "Football Union of Russia", without flags or anthems; moreover, any "home" games would be played at a neutral site without fans. On 28 February, after criticism for its decision and a prospect of boycotts by multiple countries, FIFA, joined by UEFA, went further and indefinitely suspended Russian teams from playing international football. On 4 March, Russia appealed both bans by FIFA and UEFA to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. However, on 15 March, the appeal for the UEFA ban was later upheld, with the appeal for the FIFA ban also being upheld three days later.
• Formula One called off the 2022 Russian Grand Prix, with world champions Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen calling it "wrong" to race in the country. It also cancelled its contract with the promoter for races in Russia, which ran through 2025. The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) also announced that while Russian and Belarusian teams were banned from competing, Russian and Belarusian drivers are still allowed to compete under a neutral flag, while releasing a series of guidelines. British motorsport governing body Motorsport UK barred Russian and Belarusian drivers from competing in British motorsport events, including the upcoming British Grand Prix in July. Also, the Haas F1 Team, as well as F1 support series team Hitech Grand Prix ended their sponsorship agreements with Russian chemical company Uralkali, and the former team terminated the contract of their Russian driver Nikita Mazepin.
• The International Judo Federation suspended President Putin's status as "Honorary President and Ambassador of the International Judo Federation". Then, the IJF removed Putin and Russian billionaire Arkady Rotenberg, the development manager of the IJF Executive Committee, from all positions. It also cancelled all judo competitions in Russia. Russian athletes would be allowed to participate in IJF events only under the IJF flag, logo and anthem.
• The National Hockey League announced that it was suspending all Russian business relationships, pausing Russian language websites, and would not host future competitions in Russia. Russian players are still allowed to play.
• Finland-based Jokerit withdrew from the 2021–2022 playoffs in Russia's top-tier Kontinental Hockey League, and then from the league entirely; Latvia-based Dinamo Riga subsequently withdrew from the league as well.
• The International Hockey Federation, which governs field hockey, decided to exclude Russia from the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup in South Africa.
• The International Chess Federation (FIDE) banned Russian and Belarusian flags from international chess events, ended sponsorships with Russian and Belarusian sanctioned companies, and opened bids to other countries to host the 44th Chess Olympiad. Furthermore, it suspended Anatoly Karpov's title of FIDE Ambassador for Life.
• The International Go Federation (IGF) banned Russian and Belarusian players from competing under their flags in IGF hosted events, while urging its members to relocate or cancel their events currently planned in Russia or Belarus. The European Go Federation (EGF) suspended Russia's membership in the organization, cancelled or relocated events planned in Russia; and banned the display of Russian national symbols, flags or anthems in EGF organized events.
• FC Schalke 04 ended its sponsorship deal with Russian state-controlled oil and gas company Gazprom.
• FINA, the international governing body for aquatic sports, withdrew the FINA Order awarded to Vladimir Putin in 2014. FINA announced athletes will not be allowed to compete using the country name Russia or Belarus. It removed the FINA Water Polo World League match between Russia and Greece scheduled to take place in Saint Petersburg on 8 March from the calendar, as well as cancelled a 2022 FINA Diving World Series event and a 2022 FINA Artistic Swimming World Series event, scheduled to be the first ever joint event between the two World Series to take place in Kazan in April. The 2021 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships scheduled for August was cancelled. On 8 March, FINA implemented a protocol for individual review of athletes deemed to be of concern for the safety and well-being of participants at its competitions.
• The Euroleague Basketball suspended participation of Russian teams CSKA Moscow, UNICS Kazan, and Zenit Saint Petersburg in the 2021–2022 EuroLeague and of Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar from the 2021–2022 EuroCup.
• FIBA, the international governing body for basketball, suspended participation of Russian national teams and officials in FIBA basketball and 3x3 basketball competitions until further notice. The Russian national team was expelled from the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup. FIBA suspended Russian teams UMMC Ekaterinburg, Dynamo Kursk and MBA Moscow from the playoffs of EuroLeague Women.
• AusCycling announced a ban on Russian or Belarusian teams at the 2022 UCI Road World Championships to be held in Australia in September.
• The International Ski Federation cancelled all skiing events in Russia while the Norwegian Ski Federation told Russian athletes "we do not want your participation" in its upcoming events.
• The World Karate Federation relocated the 2022 Karate1 Premier League away from Moscow.
• The World Squash Federation relocated the 2022 World Junior Squash Championships away from Saint Petersburg.
• The European Handball Federation suspended participation of Russian and Belarusian national and club teams from its competitions.
• The 2022 Special Olympics World Winter Games scheduled to take place in Kazan, Russia, were cancelled.
• The International University Sports Federation withdrew three competitions from Russia and Belarus.
• The International Tennis Federation suspended the Russian Tennis Federation and Belarus Tennis Federation from ITF membership and participation in ITF international team competitions.
• The International Sambo Federation (FIAS) suspended international sambo competitions in Russia and Belarus. Russian and Belarusian athletes may participate in FIAS international competitions under the FIAS flag, logo, and anthem.
• The International Federation of BodyBuilding and Fitness bans all Russian and Belurusian athletes, but allows IFBB Elite Pro athletes to continue in participation of events.

Broadcasting rights

• The English Premier League announced that they will cancel its broadcast rights with Russian television network Match which supposed to be started in the 2022/23 season, its current broadcaster Okko Sport will end the rights to the league earlier.

Technology

• Apple stopped selling products in Russia. This also includes the suspension of Apple Pay.
• Oracle suspended all operations in Russia.
• SAP paused sales in Russia.
• Telecommunications company Ericsson suspended all deliveries to Russia.
• Snapchat stopped running ads in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine and halts ad sales.
• Reddit prohibited links to Russian state media and rejected any advertisement from any Russian-based entity, government or private.
• Domain registrar and hosting provider Namecheap terminated its service to all Russian customers, requiring users to switch providers by 22 March 2022. Namecheap allowed exceptions for "all anti-regime media, protest resources, and any type of websites that are helping to end this war and regime".
• Domain registrar GoDaddy stopped supporting new registrations for the .ru extension. Registrants are also unable to sell or transfer existing domains to any party for profit.
• Uber distanced itself from the Russian company Yandex.Taxi by ending its partnership agreement and three Uber executives resigned from its board. Uber agreed to allow Yandex to purchase its 29% stake in the company.
• Search engine DuckDuckGo paused its partnership with Yandex Search.
• Rakuten removed Russian ads from its messaging app Viber.
• Microsoft suspended new sales of its products and services in Russia.
• Networking company Cisco suspended all deliveries to Russia and Belarus.
• Samsung suspended shipments to Russia and is donating $6 million to aid refugees and to other humanitarian relief efforts. Samsung Pay is also suspended in Russia.
• Panasonic suspended shipments and ended operations in Russia, while donating ¥20 million in aid to Ukrainian refugees under the Polish Red Cross.
• Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter stopped displaying RT and Sputnik accounts in EU member states.
• Google suspended its ad business in Russia in response to the Russian government's ultimatum to "stop advertising anti-Russian propaganda".
• Adobe suspended new sales in Russia.
• Dell paused sales of all its products to Russia.
• HP suspends shipment of all its products to Russia.
• Semiconductor manufacturers TSMC, GlobalFoundries, Intel and Advanced Micro Devices halted sales to Russia and third parties that supplied to Russia. Russian companies that design their own chips such as Baikal CPU, MCST, Yadro and STC Module are manufactured by TSMC, which cut off Russia's access to semiconductors.
• Audio equipment manufacturer Yamaha Corporation suspended exports and paused operations in Russia.
• Equipment manufacturer JCB paused all operations, including the export of machines and spare parts.
• KONE, a Finnish elevator and escalator manufacturer, ceased deliveries to Russia, and stopped signing new orders from Russia for the time being. The company made a donation for Ukraine through the Finnish Red Cross.
• Nokia, a Finnish telecommunications, information technology, and consumer electronics company, stopped deliveries to Russia.
• Web Summit banned all Russian government members, agencies, state-controlled media, state-backed businesses, and companies with ties to the Russian government from participating at its conferences.
• Industrial manufacturing company Siemens withdrew from most of its business in Russia.
• Wärtsilä, a Finnish company which manufactures and services power sources and other equipment in the marine and energy markets, has suspended all deliveries and new sales to Russia.
• Ponsse, a Finnish company that manufactures, sells and maintains forest machine, discontinues temporarily all export operations to Russia and Belarus, including local spare parts and service operations.
• Upwork, an American freelancing platform, is suspending all operations in Russia and Belarus, with a complete shut down to take effect by 1 May.
• Clutch.co, the leading ratings and reviews platform for IT, Marketing, and Business service providers, suspended all business activity in Russia and Belarus.
• IBM suspended all business in Russia.
• Internet backbone providers Cogent Communications and Lumen Technologies disconnected all connections to Russia.
• French train maker Alstom will suspend all deliveries towards Russia and all future business investments in Russia.
• Japanese printer manufacturers Ricoh, Canon, Epson and Konica Minolta have suspended business in Russia.
• Amazon ceased shipping of products in Russia and Belarus. They removed Amazon Prime Video access in Russia. They are not accepting customers based in Russia or Belarus for Amazon Web Services and Amazon third-party sellers.
• Deere & Company, the heavy equipment maker, had ended shipments to Russia and Belarus.
• Caterpillar, an American corporation that sells machinery, engines, generator sets and financial products, are suspending operations in their Russian manufacturing facilities.
• Enterprise Linux providers Red Hat and SUSE suspended sales in Russia.
• Hitachi is pausing exports to Russia and suspending all manufacturing in the country, with the exception of products, services and support for electrical power equipment.
• General Electric has suspended most of its operations in Russia, with the exception of providing essential medical equipment and supporting existing power services.
• NetApp suspended all operations in Russia.
• Honeywell, an American conglomerate, suspended business in both Russia and Belarus on 9 March 2022.
• Autodesk suspended operations in Russia on 4 March 2022
• NoSQL provider MongoDB terminated accounts registered in Russia and Belarus.
• Lithuanian hosting provider Hostinger suspended all payments from Russia and Belarus.

Tourism and hospitality

• AirBaltic suspended all flights to and from the Russian market.
• Airbnb suspended all operations in Russia and Belarus.
• Booking Holdings suspended all operations in Russia and travel services in Belarus.
• GetYourGuide stopped offering experiences in Russia.
• Hilton, an American hospitality company with 29 locations in Russia, is suspending all new developmental activity in Russia and have closed their corporate office in Moscow.
• Hyatt, an American hospitality company with 6 locations in Russia, is halting development in Russia and new investments, but it continues to evaluate hotel operations in Russia.
• InterContinental Hotels Group, a British hotel operator with 29 hotels in Russia, suspended its investments in Russia on 10 March 2022. However, they are still actively taking bookings and there is a new Crowne Plaza opening in Moscow in June.
• Marriott, an American hospitality company with 10 locations in Russia, has closed its corporate office in Moscow, and paused the opening of upcoming hotels and all future hotel development and investment in Russia. However, it says their hotels in Russia are owned by third parties and they continue to evaluate the ability for these hotels to remain open.

Other

Airspace closures

  Russia

  Ukraine

  Countries that have banned Russian aircraft from their airspace in response to the invasion

By 5 March 2022, the following countries and territories had completely closed their airspace to all Russian airlines and Russian-registered private jets:

European Union (EU27)  Austria  Belgium  Bulgaria  Croatia  Cyprus  Czech Republic  Denmark  Estonia  Finland  France  Germany  Greece  Hungary  Ireland  Italy  Latvia  Lithuania  Luxembourg  Malta  Netherlands  Poland  Portugal  Romania  Slovakia  Slovenia  Spain  Sweden

Albania Canada Greenland Iceland Moldova Montenegro North Macedonia Norway Switzerland Ukraine (since 2015) United Kingdom United States

Controversy

Criticism

Critics of the boycott and sanctions have predicted that they would not cause significant changes in the Russian government's policy. Patrick Cockburn argued that sanctions similar to those used against Iraq will cause widespread poverty and claim more lives than the use of military force. Others have supported the cultural boycott but called for economic coercion to be narrowly targeted. Some critics noted that the decision of major credit card companies to suspend their operations in Russia will affect any Russian who has taken out a credit card in their home country, including those who have protested against the war in Ukraine, who are trying to flee Russia or are now living abroad.

Activists in Russia believe that amid lost access to financial and educational institutions, Putin will be better able to paint Western countries as the enemy. Carnegie Moscow Center scholar Andrey Movchan wrote that sanctions aimed at ordinary Russians could be "exactly what the Kremlin wants – that tens of millions of Russians who oppose the regime will be unable to leave the country and even temporarily find themselves in a world free of Russian propaganda," stating that sanctions should instead "uncompromisingly block the Kremlin's access to its financial and technological resources."

Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince stated that "if Cloudflare were to stop operating in Russia, the Russian government would celebrate us shutting down" because "indiscriminately terminating service would do little to harm the Russian government, but would both limit access to information outside the country, and make significantly more vulnerable those who have used us to shield themselves as they have criticized the government".

Regarding the cultural boycott, Patrick West wrote that many parts had become a vehicle for russophobia, notably an incident in which the University of Milano-Bicocca in Italy considered cancelling a course on Dostoyevski but ultimately did not. A decision by the Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra to cancel a planned performance of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture was met with similar controversy. One of the directors stated that continuing with the original concert would have been offensive due to the themes of Russian military pride and not simply because Tchaikovsky was Russian. Discussing these issues, the communications coordinator for Diem25 expressed regret that Netflix was suspending its adaptation of Anna Karenina due to the involvement of a Russian production company.

Some critics have pointed out that Western companies and sports organizations such as FIFA and the IOC have shown their hypocrisy by boycotting Russia but not the United States for the actions of the U.S. military during the Iraq War, China for Uyghur genocide, or Qatar and Saudi Arabia for human rights violations and military intervention in Yemen. Business professor Stanislav Markus has suggested that boycotts of Russia might expand to include more countries as the companies involved become increasingly comfortable with deglobalisation.

Polling within Russia

A Kremlin-run poll claimed that the 68% of the Russian population approves of the "special military operation" in Ukraine while independent polls put that number at 58%. The Kremlin-run poll, which was conducted between February 28 and March 6, claimed that Putin's approval rating was 74.6%. One reason many Russians still support Putin and the "special military operation" in Ukraine has to do with the propaganda and disinformation being sown by the Kremlin. Some Russians publicly displayed the infamous "Z" letter. Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak displayed it while standing on a victory podium near a Ukrainian athlete and later expressed no regret for doing that.

A series of four online polls by Alexei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation found that between February 25 and March 3, the share of Russian respondents who considered Russia an "aggressor" increased from 29% to 53%, while the share of those who considered Russia a "peacemaker" fell by half from 25% to 12%. This was correlated with an increase in protests against the war including some of the first to be held in Siberian cities. Some observers noted what they described as a "generational struggle" among Russians over perception of the war, with younger Russians generally opposed to the war and older Russians more likely to accept the narrative presented by state-controlled media in Russia, the main source of news for most Russians. According to the poll, in the group of 18-to-24-year-olds, only 29% supported the "special military operation" in Ukraine. Kataryna Wolczuk, an associate fellow of Chatham House's Russia and Eurasia programme, said that "[Older] Russians are inclined to think in line with the official 'narrative' that Russia is defending Russian speakers in Ukraine, so it's about offering protection rather than aggression."

Companies criticised for not joining the boycott

A number of companies have faced growing pressure to halt operations in Russia, but have not yet done so. Those include:

• Accor, a French hospitality company, with 55 locations in Russia.
• AmerisourceBergen, an American healthcare company, maintains research depots in Russia.
• Arconic, an American industrial company.
• Binance, one of world's largest crypto exchanges, refused to ban all Russian accounts. However, Binance announced that it has donated more than $10 million to its Ukrainian Emergency Relief Fund and $2.5 million to UNICEF's efforts in Ukraine.
• Bosch, is one of the largest German multinational engineering and technology companies headquartered in Gerlingen
• Bridgestone, a Japanese auto and truck parts manufacturer.
• Citigroup, an American bank.
• Credit Suisse, a global investment bank and financial services firm founded and based in Switzerland. Credit Suisse has declared that its Moscow offices remain open, as it was trying to shred evidence of $1.7 billion Russian loans backed by yachts.
• Deutsche Bank, a German multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, and dual-listed on the FWB and the NYSE. According to the New Yorker, Deutsche Bank has long had an "abject" reputation among major banks, as it has been involved in major scandals across different issue areas.
• Ferragamo, an Italian luxury goods company.
• French retail companies owned wholly or partially by members of Mulliez family:
  • Auchan, a supermarket chain which in 2016 was ranked first in a list of the largest foreign-owned companies by the Russian edition of Forbes, with revenue in Russia of more than $5 billion.
  • Decathlon, a sporting goods retailer
  • Leroy Merlin, a home improvement and DIY retailer, operates 112 stores in Russia. On 11 March the company announced it has no plans to reduce its operations in Russia.
• Herbalife, an American marketing company.
• Japan Tobacco International, the top tobacco company in Russia, which controls 37% of the Russian tobacco market.
• Kia, an South Korean car manufacturer and Russia's third-largest carmaker as of 2016.
• Kimberly-Clark, an American personal care corporation.
• LG Electronics, a South Korean technology company, operates a TV and home electronics plant in Ruza, Russia, and has said that it has enough inventory of raw materials and components in Russia for the production of their products there. It announced on 19 March 2022 that it is suspending all shipments to Russia.
• Metro AG, a German company which operates cash and carry stores in Russia.
• Mohawk Industries, an American manufacturer.
• Nestle, a Swiss food company that suspended some shipments but still supplies Russian market with baby food and some other essential goods.
• Nokian Tyres, which produces 80% of its tyres in Russia and employs around 1,600 people.
• Otis Worldwide, an American elevator and escalator manufacturer. It announced on 11 March that is suspending new sales of its elevators and escalators in Russia while continuing all existing maintenance deals.
• Pirelli, an Italian tyre manufacturer.
• Renault, a French automobile company.
• Timken, an American industrial company.
• Whirlpool, American manufacturer and marketer of home appliances.

See also

• Corporate responses to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
• List of companies that applied sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War
• List of people sanctioned during the Russo-Ukrainian War
• International sanctions during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
• Disinvestment from Iran
• Disinvestment from Israel
• Disinvestment from South Africa
• "Do not buy Russian goods!"
  • Boycott Russian Films