Major Cloud Vendors Halt New Sales in Russia Over Ukraine Invasion
Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and IBM all suspend new cloud sales in Russia in response to the ongoing war in Ukraine. Meanwhile, Cloudflare maintains its local services to keep the internet accessible for Russian citizens.
Major technology companies continue to withdraw from the Russian market in response to the ongoing war in Ukraine. Following the lead of consumer brands and payment processors, the world's top cloud infrastructure vendors take decisive steps to limit their business operations within the country.
Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Google Cloud, and IBM all officially suspend new sales of their products and services in Russia. AWS updates its previous stance by blocking new sign-ups in both Russia and Belarus, while Microsoft and IBM announce complete suspensions of all new business. Google Cloud confirms it is no longer accepting new Russian customers as it closely monitors the evolving situation.
Unlike the major infrastructure providers, Cloudflare chooses a different approach by maintaining its services inside Russia. The company consults with government and civil society experts and concludes that keeping the internet running is crucial, resisting external calls to completely terminate its local operations.