Qualcomm has confirmed that its products are no longer being sold to Russian companies after a Ukraine government official mistakenly thought they still were.
As Reuters reports, Ukraine government official Mykhailo Fedorov urged Qualcomm and the company's senior vice president of government affairs, Nate Tibbits, to "stop all operations and supplies in Russia." It turns out, Qualcomm already had.
Tibbits responded to the tweet confirming Qualcomm products are no longer being sold to Russian companies due to sanctions and laws. The company is also going a step further by donating to relief organizations and matching employee contributions in a bid to help Ukrainians.
Don McGuire, Chief Marketing Officer at Qualcomm, also tweeted a response stating, "What my colleague says below is absolutely the case. We are all aligned on the side of peace, sovereignty and democracy for the people of Ukraine."
Fedorov thanked Tibbits for his reply and then suggested a new way Qualcomm could help is by sending satellite phones to rescue workers in Ukrain. Russia continues to target civilian buildings with its air strikes and artillery, while also knocking out communications in the country. Satellite phones would certainly help rescue teams on the ground better coordinate their efforts and get supplies/equipment to the right locations to help people. Perhaps they could link up with Starlink?