In February and March last year, after Russia invaded Ukraine, Intel became one of the first companies to suspend all shipments to customers in the country; this was followed by a suspension of all business activities in Russia soon after.
Russian media outlets are now reporting that users can download Intel drivers once again. However, sources told Tom’s Hardware that while Intel did block Intel Driver and Support Assistant (DSA) downloads in Russia last year, access was restored later in 2022—Intel said in a statement that it hadn’t made any “recent” changes in regards to its Russia operations.