Airbnb is halting operations in Russia and Belarus due to Ukraine's invasion, CEO Brian Chesky announced late on Thursday evening.
The decision includes around 90,000 active short-term rentals across different platforms in Russia and just over 1,800 in Belarus, according to Reuters.
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Chesky, whose verified Twitter account currently displays an icon of the blue-and-yellow Ukrainian flag, has previously announced that Airbnb would host up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees fleeing war.
In like manner, Google paused its ad business in Russia after Apple said it would stop selling its phones and computers there.
The tech giant paused all search, YouTube and display network ads early Friday after the Russian government asked it to block ads related to Ukraine.
“In light of the extraordinary circumstances, we’re pausing Google ads in Russia. The situation is evolving quickly, and we will continue to share updates when appropriate,” Google spokesperson Michael Aciman said in a statement.
On Tuesday, Apple announced pausing sales of its physical products in Russia in addition to pulling some Russian news apps from the App Store outside the country.
In its statement, Apple said it “stopped all exports into our sales channel in the country” last week in response to the violence.
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