Spotify service entirely leaves Russia

Against the background of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, the streaming service Spotify is leaving the Russian market.

The Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov stated this in his Telegram channel.

“Spotify ceases operations in Russia,” Fedorov wrote.

He noted that earlier the service stopped selling premium subscriptions, and now it is completely out of the market.

Representatives of the company explained their withdrawal from the Russian market by the recently adopted law “on fakes”.

“This threatens the safety of our employees and possibly our listeners. After carefully considering our alternatives, based on the current circumstances, we came to a difficult decision to completely suspend our services in Russia, “- said in a press release, according to the Swedish newspaper Expressen.