Amazon says AWS no longer accepting new customers in Russia, Belarus
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Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN)
said on Tuesday that it would no longer accept new customers in Russia or Belarus following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The change came over the weekend but was not publicly announced until today.
"Alongside supplying humanitarian relief and support to Non-Governmental Organizations, to help those affected by the violence, AWS has been working closely with Ukrainian customers and partners to keep their applications secure," Amazon Web Services said in a company post.
AWS added that for several weeks, it has been partnering with Ukrainian IT organizations "to fend off attacks and working with organizations in Ukraine, and around the world, to share real-time, relevant intelligence."
Amazon shares closed Tuesday off by 1%, at $2,720.29.
Amazon does not have any data centers, infrastructure or offices in Russia and added it has "a long-standing policy of not doing business with the Russian government." The company noted that its biggest customers who use AWS in Russia are "headquartered outside of the country and have some development teams there."
On Tuesday, Wedbush Securities said Amazon (AMZN) would have to improve its cloud offerings and make acquisitions as a response to Google's (GOOG, GOOGL) pending acquisition of Mandiant (NASDAQ:MNDT).