It might have taken a while, but Dell has pulled completely out of Russia.
The global technology giant completed its promised withdrawal of resources from Russia last weekend, finishing a break that started in February with the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
A Dell spokesperson said that Dell had shut down its Russian offices in mid-August after deciding to not to service or support products in Russia, Belarus and the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine, and the already embargoed Crimea.
Officials in Moscow said many of Dell’s former employees in the country have already received jobs with “competitive pay” from technology companies in Russia.
Russian Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Vasily Shpak told the Russian state TASS news agency that the vast majority of Dell’s R&D centre specialists and support engineers in St Petersburg and Moscow have already received job offers with competitive pay from Russian producers.
Dell was among the first technology enterprises to suspend sales and support to Russia in February, with CEO and founder Michael Dell, saying in February that the Russian invasion of Ukraine was “a humanitarian disaster” but actual exiting proved to take a little longer.
“It’s a great tragedy and very disappointing to see a humanitarian disaster, Dell said. “Obviously, we’re focused on how we can help and support the team members that we have in the region that are directly impacted.”
