Universal Music Group says it is suspending operations in Russia

Universal Media

08/03/2022 21:36

March 8 (Reuters) - Universal Music Group  UMG.AS  said
Tuesday that it was suspending all operations in Russia and
closing its offices, as it joins a growing number of companies
protesting the violence in Ukraine.
    "We urge an end to the violence in Ukraine as soon as
possible," the company said in a statement. "We are adhering to
international sanctions and, along with our employees and
artists, have been working with groups from a range of countries
(including the U.S., U.K., Poland, Slovakia, Germany, Czech
Republic and Hungary) to support humanitarian relief efforts to
bring urgent aid to refugees in the region.”


 (Reporting by Dawn Chmielewski, Editing by Franklin Paul)
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