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Putin says services like Microsoft, Zoom should be 'throttled' in Russia
- On May 26, Vladimir Putin demanded stricter measures against Western technology companies such as Microsoft and Zoom that continue to operate, albeit minimally, within Russia.
- This demand follows the 2022 Western corporate exodus triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and associated international sanctions.
- Putin made his demands during a meeting with entrepreneurs after a Russian videoconferencing company executive urged stifling these US tech services.
- In October 2023, a Russian court imposed a 115 million-ruble penalty on Microsoft for conducting business without establishing a local office, reflecting Moscow's increasingly strict policies toward foreign companies.
- Putin warned that Russia will respond in kind to actions from Western companies and indicated that those who left will not be welcomed back easily.
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Putin calls for "throttling" Microsoft and Zoom in Russia, urges development of domestic alternatives
Microsoft was one of many companies to suspend sales in Russia and start removing its presence from the country following the start of Putin's "special operation" in Ukraine at the start of 2022.Read Entire Article
'We should respond in kind' Putin calls for Russia to 'strangle' foreign tech firms like Zoom and Microsoft
During a meeting with Russian business leaders on Monday, Vladimir Putin called for foreign IT companies that continue operating in Russia while allegedly working against its interests to be “strangled.”
Putin Says Russia Should ‘Strangle’ Foreign Tech Companies
President Vladimir Putin said late Monday that Western tech companies still operating in Russia but acting against the country’s interests should be “strangled,” as authorities seek to replace foreign software and services with domestic alternatives. “We need to strangle them… I say this without hesitation,” Putin told business leaders at a Kremlin meeting, responding to complaints from Iva Technologies CEO Stanislav Iodkovsky, who said local fi…
The president of Russia denounces the companies that left his country after the invasion of Ukraine. He also threatens to attack those that remained.
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