The North American Linux giant isn’t the only one. SUSE, the European Union Linux powerhouse, is also suspending direct sales to Russian groups.
The wave of companies cutting ties to the Russian government and companies now includes two top Linux and open-source powers: Red Hat and SUSE. SUSE moved first. SUSE CEO Melissa Di Donato watched with deep despair at Russia’s unwarranted invasion of Ukraine. On March 7th, Di Donato decided that SUSE would support humanitarian efforts to help refugees and victims of war. This is an especially challenging time for SUSE since many SUSE employees have Ukrainian family members. Now, SUSE is “evaluating all of our business relationships in Russia and has suspended all direct sales in Russia.” SUSE is also “observing all economic sanctions” and ready to comply with any additional sanctions.
