Amazon cancels Russia...halts retail shipments, Amazon Prime and AWS Cloud services...

[HipChick]

The decisions mark the latest steps by Amazon to back away from Russia, and coincide with a move CNN previously reported to halt new signups for Amazon Web Services, Amazon's massively lucrative cloud computing platform.

"Given the ongoing situation in Russia and Ukraine, we’ve taken additional actions in the region," Amazon said in a blog post. "We’ve suspended shipment of retail products to customers based in Russia and Belarus, and we will no longer be accepting new Russia and Belarus-based AWS customers and Amazon third-party sellers. We are also suspending access to Prime Video for customers based in Russia, and we will no longer be taking orders for New World, which is the only video game we sell directly in Russia."
The announcement follows an earlier Amazon statement that it has been providing cybersecurity assistance to Ukraine and had observed malicious state and non-state actors attempting to hack "charities, NGOs, and other aid organizations in order to spread confusion and cause disruption."



https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-03-09-22/h_4d3ddd39431442dd7473fafe6c58bd76

[Wingus Dingus]

1. They're still providing cloud services, just not signing up new

clients. So...meh.

[HipChick]

2. Will be interesting to see what's buried in their T&C

as far as 'providing services'..

[calguy]

3. Burger King just pulled out of Russia too

It's a mad dash to the door as corporations jump on the band wagon exodus out of Russia.
Take away their fast food and the Russian people are going to get very restless.