Dell is one of several Western companies to scale back its operations in Russia after Moscow sent troops to Ukraine.
Dell Technologies Inc announced Saturday that it has suspended all operations in Russia after closing its offices in mid-August.
The US computer company, a key supplier of Russian servers, has joined forces with other companies to scale back operations since Moscow sent tens of thousands of troops to Ukraine on February 24.
Dell suspended sales in Ukraine and Russia in February and said it would monitor the situation to determine next steps.
“We closed our office in mid-August and suspended all operations in Russia,” Dell spokesman Mike Siemienas told Reuters.
“In February, we decided not to sell, service or support our products in Russia, Belarus, the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine, and the already embargoed Crimea.”
Russia annexed the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 and in February recognized self-proclaimed separatist republics in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of eastern Ukraine, but the move has imposed sanctions on Russia and Western countries. condemned by
Russia’s Ministry of Industry said on Friday that many of the researchers and engineers working at Dell in Russia have already been offered new jobs.
This week, the technology-focused publication CNews reported that Dell is pulling out of Russia entirely, laying off all local staff. IT-focused news portal TAdviser published a similar report.
“We are monitoring the development of the situation,” TASS news agency quoted Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Vasily Shpak on Friday.
“According to our data, the majority of specialists and support engineers at Dell’s R&D centers in St. Petersburg and Moscow have already received competitively paid job offers from Russian producers.”