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The latest action is seen as a move to ramp up pressure on the already isolated Russian technology sector and topple its attempt to rebuild its heavily damaged defense sector.

The US tech companies including Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube have restricted or blocked Russian state-run media accounts since early stages of the war.

This comes days after Google banned major Russian media publications from its platform over their Ukraine war coverage while terming them as propaganda.

Joining ranks with the global technology giants to block Russian tech exposure further, Intel has announced to join the long list of technology companies to exit Russia.

The new Foreign exchange law will prevent Russia from circumventing Western financial sanctions through cryptocurrency assets

Evidence of possible civilian killings around Kyiv has emerged as the Russian army has pulled back from the capital

Earlier Italy asked public authorities to replace any antivirus software linked to Russia, while Germany warned customers of Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab.

The US Federal Communications Commission has added Kaspersky Labs to the list of ban tech companies including Chinese tech giants like Huawei and ZTE.

The bloc has also approved a declaration to the World Trade Organization ‘on suspending the application of the most-favoured-nation clause for Russian cos

Ukraine's ministry of tech has called on Google and Apple Inc to shutter their mobile app stores in Russia.