Qualcomm Inc announced that it has stopped selling its products to Russian companies in order to comply with US sanctions imposed after Moscow invaded Ukraine.
Nate Tibbits, the company’s senior vice president of government affairs, revealed the company’s action in a tweet in response to a comment by Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
Fedorov urged Tibbits to stop supplying Qualcomm products to Russia, claiming that they “inadvertently enable this country to kill thousands of Ukrainians.”
In his reply, Tibbits said, “This is incorrect. Qualcomm has called for a peaceful resolution to Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, made direct donations to relief organizations & match employee contributions.”
“We comply with U.S. sanctions & laws are not selling products to Russian companies,” he said.
Thanking the move, Fedorov subsequently suggested that the chipmaker can send its satellite phones for Ukrainian rescuers if it wants to help.
Fedorov later apologised for the move, saying that if the chipmaker wants to help, it can send satellite phones to Ukrainian rescuers.
While the invasion has enraged Western nations and caused several American companies to suspend operations in Russia, Russia has described its actions in Ukraine as a “special operation.”
