As Russia attacks Ukraine, shipments of products to Russia halted by Intel, Dell & Lenovo

As Russia-Ukraine conflict continues to worsen, technology companies like Intel, Dell and Lenovo have decided to suspend ir shipments to Russia. As per reports of Nexta TV, Intel, Dell and Lenovo will not be shipping ir products to Russia at this moment due to ongoing conflict. Intel and Dell, both are American companies while Lenovo is a Chinese company. This comes after US announced restrictions on shipping of technological products to Russia.

Earlier on Thursday,  Biden ministration announced a slew of new restrictions on technological products intended at limiting Russia's access to foreign goods such as semiconductors, computers, lasers and telecommunications equipment, according to New York Times. High-tech items created in or countries using American equipment, software, or designs are also not allowed to be shipped to Russia under new rules, which are similar to sanctions imposed by United States on Huawei, a Chinese language telecom company, in 2020.

Countries impose similar restrictions on technological exports

White House officials stated that allies in European Union, Japan, Australia, United Kingdom, Cana, and New Zealand, have also announced plans to impose similar restrictions on technological exports, according to New York Times. Commerce Department ded 49 Russian businesses to a list of military suppliers who may face even more restrictions on access to international expertise.

 restrictions will freeze Russia's technology at its current level, as a senior official at Center for a New American Security and a former deputy assistant US Tre Representative Emily Kilcrease suggest. She furr said that y won't be able to import new technology. In meanwhile, William Reinsch, who is a tre expert at Center for Strategic and International Studies and a former Commerce Department export officer stated that this is a slow escalation of impact and y will feel effects in a while.

Countries impose sanctions on Russia

Western countries have criticised Russian President Vlimir Putin for attacking Ukraine on Thursday. Countries like US, UK, Australia, New Zealand and several EU countries have imposed severe sanctions on Russia for its aggressive approach. However, Putin has warned everyone not to interfere in this situation.

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