The reporting by Swedish Radio on September 23, 2022 is factually inaccurate. Ericsson, as previously stated, suspended operations and deliveries to customers in April and continues its orderly wind down in Russia. The Swedish and EU authorities have granted limited exemptions for Ericsson and other companies to deliver technical assistance and software which are needed to maintain civilian public telecommunication networks. These exemptions expire by year-end and Ericsson is, and will remain, fully compliant with Swedish, EU and US sanctions.
As the Swedish Authority, ISP, made clear in its statement, these items are only for civilian public telecommunication networks and not for military use.
We continue to implement the suspension of affected operations in an orderly manner. 400 employees in Russia have been notified of layoffs and are leaving Ericsson.