Airbnb suspends Russia, Belarus operations amid Ukraine struggle

Airbnb Inc is suspending its operations in Russia and Belarus, Chief Executive Officer Brian Chesky stated in a tweet Thursday night.

The transfer comes days after Chesky stated that “all things are on the table” with regard to responses to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The accommodation-sharing firm’s first step was to volunteer to accommodate as much as 100,000 Ukrainian refugees, and it has reached out to 14 governments for collaboration. Belarus has been an remoted ally of Russia in its army motion.

Russia has greater than 90,000 energetic short-term leases throughout varied platforms, in response to knowledge offered by market analysis agency AirDNA. Minsk, the capital of Belarus, has simply over 1,800 energetic short-term leases. Chesky had earlier stated that sanctions imposed by the U.S. and different nations had made enterprise inside Russia tough.

The United Nations estimates that as many as 4 million individuals might finally depart Ukraine to flee the invasion.