Brands cutting ties with Russia – in pictures

  • Members of the Russian police force and Rosgvardia, the country’s domestic army, patrol Red Square, Moscow. AFP
    Members of the Russian police force and Rosgvardia, the country’s domestic army, patrol Red Square, Moscow. AFP
  • A Renault car showroom in St Petersburg. Reuters
    A Renault car showroom in St Petersburg. Reuters
  • An Ikea store in Khimki, about 18 kilometres north-west of Moscow. Bloomberg
    An Ikea store in Khimki, about 18 kilometres north-west of Moscow. Bloomberg
  • Traditional Russian dolls, also known as matryoshki, sit in the window of a Swatch Group wristwatch shop at the GUM department store in Moscow. Bloomberg
    Traditional Russian dolls, also known as matryoshki, sit in the window of a Swatch Group wristwatch shop at the GUM department store in Moscow. Bloomberg
  • A Chanel concession occupies the middle of the lower floor of the GUM department store, on Red Square in the Russian capital. Bloomberg
    A Chanel concession occupies the middle of the lower floor of the GUM department store, on Red Square in the Russian capital. Bloomberg
  • Food manufactured by Nestle sits on display inside the Detsky Mir children’s goods store on Vozdvizhenka St, Moscow. Bloomberg
    Food manufactured by Nestle sits on display inside the Detsky Mir children’s goods store on Vozdvizhenka St, Moscow. Bloomberg
  • US chipmaker Intel Corp’s ‘smart building’ in Petah Tikva, near Tel Aviv, Israel. Intel announced on Tuesday that it was suspending operations in Russia. Reuters
    US chipmaker Intel Corp’s ‘smart building’ in Petah Tikva, near Tel Aviv, Israel. Intel announced on Tuesday that it was suspending operations in Russia. Reuters
  • A woman walks past a closed H&M store in Moscow. Reuters
    A woman walks past a closed H&M store in Moscow. Reuters
  • An electronic billboard on RusHydro’s Institute Hydroproject building in Moscow displays a Samsung advert. Reuters
    An electronic billboard on RusHydro’s Institute Hydroproject building in Moscow displays a Samsung advert. Reuters
  • Customers queue to enter Uniqlo in Moscow. In early March, the Japanese fashion brand said it would stop selling clothes in Russia, having earlier defended its decision to keep its stores in the country open. Reuters
    Customers queue to enter Uniqlo in Moscow. In early March, the Japanese fashion brand said it would stop selling clothes in Russia, having earlier defended its decision to keep its stores in the country open. Reuters
  • A Marks & Spencer store in the Afimall City mall at Moscow International Business Centre. Bloomberg
    A Marks & Spencer store in the Afimall City mall at Moscow International Business Centre. Bloomberg
  • An Apple store at the Aviapark shopping centre in Khoroshyovsky, Moscow, in 2020. Bloomberg
    An Apple store at the Aviapark shopping centre in Khoroshyovsky, Moscow, in 2020. Bloomberg
  • A woman drinks coffee inside a Starbucks cafe in Khimki in 2007. Reuters
    A woman drinks coffee inside a Starbucks cafe in Khimki in 2007. Reuters
  • An employee fills the tank of a car at a BP petrol station in Moscow in 2016. Reuters
    An employee fills the tank of a car at a BP petrol station in Moscow in 2016. Reuters
  • People eat at McDonald’s in central Moscow in 2016. Reuters
    People eat at McDonald’s in central Moscow in 2016. Reuters
  • An advert for US soft drink giant Pepsi sits above a sign for a McDonald's restaurant in Moscow. AFP
    An advert for US soft drink giant Pepsi sits above a sign for a McDonald's restaurant in Moscow. AFP
  • Bottles of Coca-Cola are displayed at Colonial Liquors in Corte Madera, California. In early March, the soft drinks brand said it was withdrawing from the Russian market. AFP
    Bottles of Coca-Cola are displayed at Colonial Liquors in Corte Madera, California. In early March, the soft drinks brand said it was withdrawing from the Russian market. AFP
  • The Netflix building on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California. The streaming site has suspended its services in Russia. AFP
    The Netflix building on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California. The streaming site has suspended its services in Russia. AFP
  • TikTok’s UK office in London. The Chinese company has restricted uploads to its social media service in Russia to avoid falling foul of the country’s strict new online publishing rules. AFP
    TikTok’s UK office in London. The Chinese company has restricted uploads to its social media service in Russia to avoid falling foul of the country’s strict new online publishing rules. AFP