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Brands that have stopped trading with Russia or added restrictions due to invasion of Ukraine

Apple, Samsung, Nike, Mastercard, Visa and Ikea are among the companies that have taken action in response to war in Ukraine

Chronicle Live · Mar 7, 2022

Visa, Mastercard and American Express suspend payments in Russia after Ukraine invasion

Mastercard said cards issued by Russian banks will no longer be supported by its network and any card issued outside the country will not work at Russian stores or ATMs

Daily Mirror · Mar 7, 2022

Russian banks turn to China as Visa, Mastercard cut business

Sberbank PJSC said it’s looking at the possibility of issuing cards using Russian payments system Mir and China’s UnionPay after Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. suspended operations following the invasion of Ukraine.

Tribune News Service · Mar 7, 2022

Ukraine war: Visa and Mastercard suspend operations in Russia

It followed a call between US lawmakers and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

Evening Standard · Mar 6, 2022

Visa, Mastercard to suspend operations in Russia

Card payment giants join growing Western corporate boycott imposed on Russia since its invasion of Ukraine.

Al Jazeera · Mar 6, 2022

Putin Threatens Ukraine 'Statehood' as Moscow Sanctions Tighten

Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened the existence of Ukrainian statehood as his army's invasion of the neighbor faces stiff resistance Sunday and his economy is increasingly asphyxiated by sanctions. In the latest efforts to freeze Moscow out of the world economy, US-based card payment giants Visa and Mastercard announced they…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 6, 2022

Biden welcomes decision by Visa, Mastercard to suspend services in Russia: White House

US President Joe Biden, during a conversation with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, welcomed the decisions of Visa and Mastercard to suspend services in Russia, the White House said

Dynamite News · Mar 6, 2022

Leeds man terrified as Ukrainian girlfriend 'isn't allowed into the UK' to escape war

James Denny, 28, is desperately trying to get girlfriend Anna Volynets, a Ukrainian national, to safety

Leeds Live · Mar 6, 2022

Mastercard and Visa suspend operations in Russia after invasion of Ukraine

Visa and Mastercard had previously announced more limited moves to block financial institutions from the networks that serve as arteries for the payments system

Wales Online · Mar 6, 2022

Biden, in call with Zelenskiy, welcomes Visa, Mastercard decisions on Russia

U.S. President Joe Biden, in a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, welcomed decisions by Visa and Mastercard to suspend their operations in Russia, the White House said on Saturday.

Reuters · Mar 6, 2022