Huawei is deliberately silent about the war in Ukraine.
Western sanctions also affect the operations of the Chinese company Huawei. AOP
Chinese technology giant Huawei has started lay off its employees in Russia for a month, according to a Russian-language publication by Forbes.
– There are no orders, so why should employees go to the office. After one month, the redundancies will either continue or the employees will return to the offices, Register reports an anonymous source told Forbes to Russia.
According to the newspaper, the Chinese working in Huawei’s Russian branch have continued to work normally.
Forbes highlights Huawei’s decision to stop supplying equipment to Russian operators in early April. Forbes links the cut-off to U.S. sanctions banning the export of American technology to Russia because of the country’s war.
U.S. authorities have warned Chinese companies not to help Russia amid sanctions. Sanctions have certainly affected Huawei’s business on the hardware and network side in a short period of time.
Despite the situation, Huawei is recruiting in Russia. The LinkedIn service has several pests that search for people in Russia.
Huawei silent
Iltalehti is told about Huawei’s communications in Finland that it will not comment on matters related to the war in Ukraine. However, the rotating chairman of Huawei is highlighted in the communication Guo Pingin opinion at the end of March.
– We have noticed that some countries and regions have reacted with certain practices, but the situation is complex and constantly changing. Huawei carefully assessed the situation, Ping said.
– Our hearts are with the people who are suffering as a result of this conflict. As we have seen, many countries are actively seeking solutions. Like everyone else, Huawei hopes to see a ceasefire and end the conflict as soon as possible. We believe that the leaders of the countries concerned will soon resolve this crisis, and then the business environment will return to normal.
Ken Hu took the place of Ping as chairman of the company on April 1, in line with Huawei’s rotating presidency.