UKRAINE—  Seven major industry suppliers have suspended equipment and supplies sales to Russia because of their invasion of the Ukraine . Xerox said that it had stopped all shipments to Russia at the onset of the conflict, and was “complying with all applicable government-issued sanctions”. HP has also suspended shipments to Russia in compliance with the US administration’s recently approved sanctions, and has paused all Russian marketing and advertising activities.Epson has suspended exports of its products to Russia and Belarus. Ricoh Europe said the business has suspended shipments of all devices to Russia . Canon  suspended all product deliveries into Russia earlier this month. Konica Minolta says it is  adhering to the sanctions imposed by the international community including the EU, USA and Japan. Fujifilm has pressed pause on its business dealings in Russia, with the exception of operations that are indispensable to medical care. FSC and PEFC said that all timber originating from Russia or Belarus was now considered to be “conflict timber” and as a result cannot be used in any PEFC-certified products.