Microsoft scales down Russia operations due to Ukraine crisis

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Microsoft Corp stated on Wednesday it was making substantial cuts to its enterprise in Russia, becoming a member of a string of corporations which might be decreasing their publicity or pulling in a foreign country following its invasion of Ukraine.

The corporate, nonetheless, stated it might fulfill its present contractual obligations with Russian customers, whereas the suspension of recent gross sales that was introduced earlier in March stays in impact.

“On account of the modifications to the financial outlook and the affect on our enterprise in Russia, we now have made the choice to considerably scale down our operations in Russia,” a Microsoft spokesperson stated.

Bloomberg News, which first reported the information stated greater than 400 staff shall be affected.

A number of main corporations, together with Apple Inc, Nike and Dell Applied sciences, have severed ties with Russia.

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