Friday it was temporarily suspending ads in Ukraine and Russia “to ensure critical public safety information is elevated and ads don’t detract from it.”February 28 it was canceling all balances owed to the company by sellers in Ukraine, including listing and advertising fees, amounting to roughly $4 million, to alleviate financial hardships felt by those in the country.
and Asia’s largest retailer, said Monday the company will not pull out of Russia. “Clothing is a necessity of life. The people of Russia have the same right to live as we do,” chief executive Tadashi Yanai said, according toOrganizations around the world are also taking action against Russia. The International Olympics Committee requested last week that sports organizations around the world ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing.