Universal Music Group, the world’s largest music company, says it is pulling out of Russia — the latest in a series of moves by global music companies taken in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine.

“Effective immediately, we are suspending all operations in Russia and closing our offices there,” the company says in a statement sent to Billboard on Tuesday (March 8). “We urge an end to the violence in Ukraine as soon as possible.”

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