Ikea has become the latest big name retailer to announce it is temporarily suspending its business in Russia due to the on-going war in Ukraine.
The Swedish flatpack furniture giant confirmed it will pause all retail operations in the country in an update today.
The move is expected to affect around 15,000 workers across 14 Ikea stores in Russia.
Ikea has also confirmed it will stop all exports and imports in and out of both Russia and Belarus.
"The devastating war in Ukraine is a human tragedy, and our deepest empathy and concerns are with the millions of people impacted," the company said in a statement.
"The immediate actions of Inter IKEA Group and Ingka Group have been to support the personal safety and security of IKEA co-workers and their families, and we will continue to do so.
"The war has had a huge human impact already. It is also resulting in serious disruptions to supply chain and trading conditions.
"For all of these reasons, the company groups have decided to temporarily pause IKEA operations in Russia."
Ikea has joined a growing list of high street names in cutting ties with Russia after its troops began a devastating invasion of Ukraine on Thursday last week.
More than one million people have already fled Ukraine since the conflict began, while hundreds of civilians are believed to have been killed.
Russian forces have so far taken control of Kherson in the south, the first major city to fall, while the capital Kyiv remains in government control.
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H&M, ASOS, Adidas and Wetherspoon have all confirmed they're temporarily ending their business with Russia following the full-scale attack, while Apple, Disney and Warner have also issued updates.
It comes after a number of UK energy companies, including BP and Shell, moved to sever their links to Russia as well.
The Football Association has suspended all matches against Russia due to the war in Ukraine, while Fifa has stripped Russia of the right to host matches.
And well-known CompareTheMarket adverts featuring meerkats with Russian accents are being pulled from TV news programming due to the war.
The adverts, which feature fictional wealthy Russian meerkat Aleksandr Orlov and a cast of supporting characters, have been running since 2009.
Finally, Visa and MasterCard have both blocked a number of Russian financial institutions from their networks, dealing another heavy blow to the country’s economy.
The move complies with US sanctions imposed on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine last week.
Visa and MasterCard together handle 90% of all debit and credit card payments outside of China.
