The move affects 1,200 employees in the country.

Russia’s war on its neighbor has dramatically changed the global business landscape.

Many nations have imposed economic sanctions andcompanies have cut off business in Russia.

Intel isn’t the only chip company to pull back from Russia.

Earlier in March, phone chip designer Qualcomm said it hadsuspended its product sales to Russiancustomers.

It hasn’t laid off those employees, he added.

“They are just working on other things outside of Russia where applicable,” he said.