Rostelecom is Russia’s greatest telecoms firm, with its 13m broadband subscribers and 10.9m pay TV prospects and generates revenues of about £2.8bn a yr.

BT World offers cybersecurity, cloud computing and community companies to massive companies world wide together with Nestle, HSBC and Visa. 

Nonetheless, the enterprise has scaled again its enterprise in Russia in recent times and solely simply 17 employees within the nation. 

The revelations come as Marks & Spencer stopped shipments to franchise shops in Russia, Ikea closed its outlets and factories, and Volkswagen halted the manufacturing of autos in response to warfare in Ukraine. 

In the meantime, Vodafone known as time on a 14-year relationship with one among Russia’s greatest cell operators earlier this week. 

Vodafone had deepened its relationship with MTS on the finish of January, however has since moved to droop its “accomplice settlement” as Russia’s assault intensifies. 

The cell titan had joined forces with MTS in 2008 to assist drive innovation and bolster its client and enterprise arms. 

MTS has greater than 80m cell prospects throughout Russia, Armenia and Belarus, in addition to 9m landline, broadband and pay TV prospects. 

BT declined to remark.