Microsoft will suspend cloud services in Russia this week



What you need to know

  • Microsoft will stop its cloud services from working in Russia following sanctions placed on the country.
  • Softline has reportedly set up a Telegram channel to support clients and has encouraged people to back up data.
  • The 12th package of EU sanctions, EU 833/2014 is the sanction that led to the change, and it goes into effect on March 20, 2024.

Microsoft cloud services will be suspended in Russia tomorrow, March 20, 2024. The move is being made to be in compliance with the 12th package of EU sanctions, which was published on December 18, 2023 and that companies need to be in compliance with by tomorrow.

An RBC Russia report explained that Russian IT firm Softline has warned customers about the suspension and created a Telegram channel to speak with clients. Amazon and Google are expected to follow in the same footsteps as Microsoft, which is according to Softline and sensible given the sanctions requiring compliance on March 20, 2024.





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