Texas A&M cuts ties with Russian units

Texas A&M is severing all ties with Russian entities because of its aggression in Ukraine.

Prime Minister John Sharp sent a memo to member CEOs of the Texas A&M system, asking them to dissolve all agreements, particularly related to academia, research and intellectual property.

In the memo, Sharp said, “The Texas A&M University System will not tolerate or assist Russia in any way as it continues its brutal, senseless, and senseless attack on a sovereign nation rights of Ukraine and its people.”

Sharp also made clear that his decision to sever ties with Russia should not be seen as an indictment against lecturers of Russian descent or criticism of faculty members working to improve conditions in Russia.

He said that he trusted most, if not all, of the faculty members who opposed the aggressive actions of Vladimir Putin and his associates.

You can read the full memo here:

Texas A&M is joining a growing group that is separating itself from Russia.

IKEA, Nike and H&M are temporarily close their Russian stores. Disney, Sony and Warner Bros. pause new movie release in Russia. Apple, Samsung and Microsoft stop selling their products there. McKinsey, Ernst & Young and many other top people accountant and look up confirmation said it was leaving the Russian market – possibly for good.

In all, More than 300 companies have announced plans closing stores, reassigning staff or stopping selling products in Russia since the invasion began on February 24, 2022, according to an ongoing tally by Yale management professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld. Most recent, McDonald’s, Starbucks and Coca-Cola joined the list on March 8, 2022, announcing that they would be closing stores and ceasing sales.

In some ways, these decisions are consistent with recent trends in which companies increasingly pose Public positions on often controversial social and political issues, such as restrictions on transgender rights and the ability to vote. Equal business professorwho research why companies involved in the activism, we feel the same factors that have driven those vocal decisions are active in Ukraine.