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Intel says it has suspended shipments to Belarus as well as Russia

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Stephen Nellis
· · Source: The Information

Intel Corp said on Thursday that it has stopped shipments of its chips to Belarus in addition to Russia. The move comes a day after U.S. officials extended some of the technology sanctions imposed on Russia to neighboring Belarus, which hosted Russian troops as they amassed along the Ukrainian border for Russia’s invasion. The move also applies to Intel’s resellers, meaning that critical...

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