Samsung, which has a share of more than 30% in the Russian smartphone market, has stopped shipping all products such as smartphones, semiconductors and electronic devices to Russia



Countries have coordinated to impose various sanctions on Russia's military invasion of Ukraine, and many companies such as Microsoft , Apple , IKEA , Nike and Netflix have suspended their business in Russia. It was also reported that Samsung , which has a share of more than 30% in the Russian smartphone market, has stopped shipping all products such as smartphones, semiconductors and electronic devices to Russia.

War in Ukraine: Samsung Suspends Shipments of Phones, Chips --Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-04/samsung-suspends-shipments-of-phones-chips-to-russia

Samsung Elec says shipments to Russia suspended, donating $ 6 mln in aid | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/technology/samsung-elec-says-shipments-russia-suspended-donating-6-mln-aid-2022-03-04/

The Ukrainian government, which has been invaded by Russia, is actively calling on influential foreign companies to participate in sanctions against Russia. In February 2022, Deputy Prime Minister Mihairo Fedorov, who also serves as Minister of Digital Transformation in Ukraine , sent a public letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook requesting that Russia stop supplying services and products. Since then, Apple has stopped selling products in Russia and has imposed sanctions such as removing state media news apps from the App Store.

Apple stops selling products in Russia, Russia media news app distribution stop and map traffic information invalidation --GIGAZINE



And on March 4, Deputy Prime Minister Fedrov also sent an open letter to South Korea's Samsung, with an image of the open letter on Twitter, 'Samsung, take a step towards world peace! Russian tanks and missiles in Ukraine. As long as you bomb your kindergarten or hospital, your cool tools shouldn't be used by Russians! '



In an open letter, Deputy Prime Minister Fedorov believes that 'sanctions on Russia will lead young and active Russians to take positive action to stop the disgraceful military aggression. We need your support. In 2020, modern technology may be the best answer to tanks, multiple rocket launchers and missiles targeting residential areas, kindergartens and hospitals. May. Solidarity with Ukraine and save millions of innocent people! '

And overseas media Bloomberg reported on March 5, local time, that Samsung has stopped shipping products to Russia. According to an informant who is familiar with the situation, Samsung has stopped shipping all products including semiconductors, smartphones and home appliances. In an email sent to Bloomberg, Samsung claims that the company is actively monitoring complex situations. 'Our idea is the same for all affected people, and our top priority is to ensure the safety of all employees and their families,' he said, with a million humanitarian efforts. It is said that it has donated a total of 6 million dollars (about 690 million yen), including home appliances of dollars (about 115 million yen).

Samsung's share of the Russian smartphone market is more than 30%, ahead of 23% Xiaomi and 13% Apple, and Samsung's smartphone sales revenue accounts for about 4% of the Russian market. That.

The South Korean government has alreadyannounced measures to tighten regulations to ban the export of strategic goods to Russia, and has decided to implement export restrictions on Belarus as well. We are cooperating. In addition, Korean Air has suspended passenger and cargo operations to Russia until March 18, and it is reported that HMM , the largest shipping company in South Korea, is considering suspending operations on Russian routes . ..

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