{"id":37446,"date":"2022-03-06T09:27:48","date_gmt":"2022-03-06T15:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adpulp.com\/?p=37446"},"modified":"2022-03-06T09:27:48","modified_gmt":"2022-03-06T15:27:48","slug":"war-in-ukraine-leads-western-firms-to-close-the-door-on-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adpulp.com\/war-in-ukraine-leads-western-firms-to-close-the-door-on-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"War in Ukraine Leads Western Firms to Close the Door on Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Horrible news and painful images are pouring out of Ukraine every day now, as the European country of more than 40M people struggles to survive and repel Russia&#8217;s lethal invasion.<\/p>\n<p>The images and news from inside Russia are also disturbing as the Kremlin is viciously attacking anti-war protestors, closing media outlets, and tightening its grip before it loses its grip completely.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone loses in war.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a quick snapshot of what the Russian people and economy are losing today.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visa and Mastercard announced they are <a class=\"app-aware-link\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-business-europe-9c0554f52e25088ae6e7b492cb04e6d3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suspending operations in Russia<\/a>, widening earlier moves that blocked multiple Russian banks.<\/li>\n<li>PayPal <a class=\"app-aware-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/paypal-shuts-down-its-services-russia-citing-ukraine-aggression-2022-03-05\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shut down<\/a> its services in Russia.<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft is <a class=\"app-aware-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.microsoft.com\/on-the-issues\/2022\/03\/04\/microsoft-suspends-russia-sales-ukraine-conflict\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suspending new sales<\/a> of its products and services in Russia.<\/li>\n<li>Oracle is <a class=\"app-aware-link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Oracle\/status\/1499058658583490568?s=20&amp;t=HybXWF3ktyFjuz-EgL9jgA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">halting its Russian operations<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Exxon <a class=\"app-aware-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/exxon-to-shut-down-oil-production-in-russia-after-ukraine-attack-11646180028\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced it is stopping<\/a> its Russian oil operations and will &#8220;make no further investments in the country.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Ford <a class=\"app-aware-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/03\/01\/business\/boeing-and-ford-suspend-operations-in-russia.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">closed its three plants<\/a> in Russia, indefinitely.<\/li>\n<li>Soccer&#8217;s governing bodies, FIFA and UEFA, have suspended Russian clubs and national teams <a class=\"app-aware-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/athletics\/60560567\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">from all competitions<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For a more complete list, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/news\/story\/microsoft-nike-more-halt-ops-in-russia-4690721\/\">see this frequently updated page<\/a> on LinkedIn.<\/p>\n<h2>Holding Company Lets Go<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/adage.com\/article\/agency-news\/wpp-discontinues-its-operations-russia-other-holding-companies-weight-options\/2403826?utm_source=ad-age-agency-news&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=20220304&amp;utm_content=article6-headline\">WPP is closing Russian operations<\/a>. While WPP\u2019s business in Russia only accounted for 0.6% of WPP\u2019s net sales last year, it employs 1,400 employees there. WPP agencies with offices in Russia include GroupM, Wunderman Thompson, and VMLY&amp;R.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur Russian colleagues have been dedicated and valued members of the WPP family for a very long time and I deeply regret the impact this decision will have on them,\u201d said CEO Mark Read.<\/p>\n<h2>No Lions for Russia<\/h2>\n<p>Cannes Lions <a href=\"https:\/\/adage.com\/article\/special-report-cannes-lions\/cannes-lions-bans-russian-entries-and-delegates\/2403486?utm_source=ad-age-agency-news&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=20220304&amp;utm_content=article3-headline\">will not accept submissions or delegates from Russian organizations<\/a> to this year\u2019s International Festival of Creativity and its associated awards programs.<\/p>\n<p>The Lions will also waive all fees for Ukrainian creatives who are able to attend the festival and refund awards submission fees from Ukrainian agencies.<\/p>\n<h2>Ukrainian Ad-Makers Fight Russian Propaganda<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph-newsletter-3\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/adage.com\/article\/agency-news\/ukraine-ad-agencies-are-responding-russias-invasion\/2403276\">Ad Age<\/a><\/em> interviewed executives from six Ukraine-based agencies to give their first-hand perspective on what is happening in the country, how they are helping the war efforts, evading danger, and to get their perspective on how other countries can help.<\/p>\n<p>Several agencies\u2014including <a href=\"https:\/\/banda.agency\/\">Banda Agency<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/grape.ua\/en\">Grape<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bickerstaff284\">Bickerstaff.734<\/a>\u2014are working with the Ukraine government to target Russians who they say may not know the truth about the attacks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-newsletter-4\">\u201cCreative teams, account managers, and all who can work are now creating content that highlights the ugly truths of this war &#8211; disassembling the fictional reality designed and upheld by Russian propaganda,\u201d said Yurii Gladkyi, founder and CEO at creative marketing agency Grape.<\/p>\n<p>Banda Agency has also put together a list of ways people<a class=\"omnitrack inline-paragraph-link\" href=\"https:\/\/standwithukraine.super.site\/how-to-support-ukraine-eng\" data-omnilocation=\"articlebody\" data-omnilink=\"editorial-link\"> can show their support<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>When Will Anyone &#8216;Enjoy Ukraine&#8217; Again?<\/h2>\n<p>Before the war, Banda Agency worked with the Ukrainian government to promote tourism.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1j3uqlGrh4E?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an additional tourism promo from another source.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qZMMJo7jOTQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>What a beautiful, culturally rich nation. 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