Taiwan Says ASUS Will Withdraw Business From Russia Amid Calls From Ukraine

Jonney Shih, Chairman of Taiwan's AsusTek Computer, during a press conference in Taipei on May 30, 2016. Asus has announced a complete withdrawal of its Asus Cloud services from China’s cloud storage market to avoid having to comply with its intrusive cybersecurity law. Sam Yeh/AFP/Getty Images

Taiwan-based electronics company ASUS will pull out business from Russia in consideration of its reputation, Taiwan’s economy minister said on Monday, following a letter from a Ukrainian minister urging the company to cut ties with Moscow.

Ukraine’s deputy prime minister Mykhailo Fedorov issued a letter to ASUS chairman Jonney Shih on March 10 urging the company to “end any relationship and stop doing business in the Russian Federation until the Russian aggression in Ukraine is fully stopped.”