In response to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, a truly astonishing number of organizations have banned Russia in the past week. Several have also banned Belarus as well.
Some of the major organizations include:
- FIFA (banned all Russian teams)
- Union of European Football Associations (banned all Russian teams)
- The Polish Football Association (refused to play Russia in the World Cup)
- International Olympic Committee (banned Russia & Belarus)
- International Ice Hockey Federation (banned Russia & Belarus)
- Apple Inc. (cut off products in Russia)
- International Skating Union (banned Russia & Belarus)
- Disney (no longer releasing films in Russia)
- Sony Pictures Entertainment (no longer releasing films in Russia)
- Warner Bros. (no longer releasing films in Russia)
- European Broadcasting Union (banned Russia)
- Adidas (no longer working with the Russian Football Union)
- YouTube (banned Russian media)
- TikTok (banned Russian media)
- Facebook (banned Russian media)
Sources
- https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2022/3/1/russia-ukraine-war-what-sports
- https://www.fastcompany.com/90726978/apple-google-netflix-and-visa-join-the-ever-growing-list-of-the-companies-halting-business-in-russia
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/03/01/youtube-tiktok-facebook-state-media-ban/
- https://www.inquirer.com/news/russia-ukraine-boycott-companies-brands-20220302.html