Pakistan, June 2 -- US tech giant signals complete withdrawal amid rising Kremlin pressure on foreign firms

Microsoft has moved closer to a full exit from Russia as its key Russian unit, Microsoft Rus LLC, filed for bankruptcy, according to a recent disclosure on Russia's Fedresurs registry. This signals the final chapter in Microsoft's gradual withdrawal, which began after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine and the sanctions that followed.

Since halting new sales in Russia in early 2022, Microsoft had been scaling back its operations. By mid-2022, most of its business in the country had already shut down, though essential services continued. Now, with the bankruptcy filing, the company appears to be cutting its last major link to the Russian...