"DJI is internally reassessing compliance requirements
in various jurisdictions," the privately held company said in a statement
late on Tuesday. "Pending the current review, DJI will temporarily suspend
all business activities in Russia and Ukraine."
Although Western firms have pulled out of Russia in protest,
many Chinese companies have stayed there, taking a cue from Beijing's stance of
refraining from criticism of Moscow over the invasion.
Ukrainian officials and citizens have accused DJI, the
world's largest maker of consumer and industrial drones, of leaking data on the
Ukrainian military to Russia.
Last month DJI dismissed those accusations as "utterly
false". A German retailer had cited such information as a reason for
taking DJI products off shelves.
Russia sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine on
February 24 in what it called a special operation to degrade its southern
neighbour's military capabilities and root out people it called dangerous
nationalists.
Although the company had noticed footage online that
suggested the Russian military was using its products, a DJI spokesperson said
last month it had not been able to confirm this and had no control over the use
of its products.
"We are engaging with customers, partners and other
stakeholders regarding the temporary suspension of business operations in the
affected territories," DJI's statement on Tuesday added. © Reuters
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