Microsoft, NVIDIA, Intel and AMD cease sales to Russia and Belarus (updated)

In separate declarations, both Intel and AMD clarify that they would no longer deliver products to Russia and Belarus. Intel has also established a fundraising effort to assist individuals affected by the Ukraine conflict.

AMD announced a halt to all chip shipments on Thursday morning. By Thursday afternoon, Intel had followed AMD's lead and issued a similar statement.

The chip prohibition, according to AMD, extends to Belarus, which Russia has utilized as a staging area for its offensive forces. "At this moment, AMD is halting its sales and delivery of our goods into Russia and Belarus due to sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States and other nations," an AMD representative stated in an email. "All AMD goods and items that we power (PCs, etc.) in Russia and Belarus."

Intel issued the following statement on the war in Ukraine:

“Intel condemns the invasion of Ukraine by Russia and we have suspended all shipments to customers in both Russia and Belarus. Our thoughts are with everyone who has been impacted by this war, including the people of Ukraine and the surrounding countries and all those around the world with family, friends and loved ones in the region.

“We are working to support all of our employees through this difficult situation, especially those with close ties to this region. We have launched an employee donation and matching campaign through the Intel Foundation that has already raised over $1.2 million for relief efforts, and we are proud of the work our teams in surrounding areas including Poland, Germany and Romania are doing to aid refugees. We will continue to stand with the people of Ukraine and the global community in calling for an immediate end to this war and a swift return to peace.”

Chipmakers TSMC and GlobalFoundries have also acknowledged that they are banning chip exports to Russia.

Updated:

Microsoft will stop selling products and services in Russia as well:

Like the rest of the world, we are horrified, angered and saddened by the images and news coming from the war in Ukraine and condemn this unjustified, unprovoked and unlawful invasion by Russia. I want to use this blog to provide an update on Microsoft’s actions, building on the blog we shared earlier this week. We are announcing today that we will suspend all new sales of Microsoft products and services in Russia. In addition, we are coordinating closely and working in lockstep with the governments of the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom, and we are stopping many aspects of our business in Russia in compliance with governmental sanctions decisions; 

Like so many others, we stand with Ukraine in calling for the restoration of peace, respect for Ukraine’s sovereignty and the protection of its people.

Updated (2) and not Netflix, as well as NVIDIA, halted their activities also. Nvidia has halted the shipment of video cards and other devices to Russia. A spokeswoman for Nvidia verified the statement to PCMag, but did not elaborate on the reasons behind the move. It is unclear if this solely applies to Nvidia video card sales or to devices made by other manufacturers that use Nvidia technology.

Netflix has announced the suspension of its operations in Russia. Previously, in compliance with local regulations, the service refused to transmit 20 Russian channels. The service will continue to function for Russian accounts with a valid subscription until the subscription expires. Your subscription will not be able to be renewed.