A spokeswoman for the streaming video giant said that it was being phased out of Russia. As Russian soldiers continue to attack their former Soviet neighbor, more and more companies are pulling out of the country.
We have decided to suspend our service in Russia because of the circumstances on the ground, a spokesman for the company told Gizmodo.
Russia has roughly 1 million subscribers to the streaming service. Existing customers will only have access to the service until the end of their current billing cycle, as the company is suspending new sign-ups immediately. All Russian subscribers will have their accounts canceled after that.
Several Western companies have pulled out of Russia since the beginning of the conflict, but it's not the first company to decide that stopping operations in Russia is a good idea. Boeing is no longer supplying parts to the country, Ikea is closing all of its Russian stores, and Nike is pausing all sales.
Disney, Warner Bros., and Sony have paused their movie release schedules in Russia because of Apple's cessation of sales there. No one really knows why Putin would do something so idiotic, but it's almost certain that he wasn't betting on it.
It is difficult to get an accurate picture of how many Ukrainians and Russians have been killed in this war so far, but we have more accurate numbers when it comes to the number of Ukrainians that have fled.
According to the latest data from the United Nations Refugee Agency, over 1.5 million refugees have fled to Poland since February 24. The longer fighting continues, the more women and children will flee, creating a humanitarian disaster.
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