(Reuters) -Carmaker Stellantis, which produced and bought the Peugeot (OTC:), Citroёn, Opel, Jeep, and Fiat manufacturers in Russia, mentioned on Tuesday it was suspending manufacturing at its Russian plant attributable to logistical difficulties and sanctions imposed on Moscow.

Stellantis, the world’s fourth-largest automaker, has simply 1% of the automotive market in Russia, the place it ran a plant in Kaluga some 125 miles south-east of Moscow with Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi, earlier than it halted manufacturing there in April.

“Given the speedy day by day enhance in cross sanctions and logistical difficulties, Stellantis has suspended its manufacturing operations in Kaluga to make sure full compliance with all cross sanctions and to guard its workers”, Stellantis mentioned in a press release.

Scores of international corporations have introduced short-term shutdowns of shops and factories in Russia or mentioned they’re leaving the nation for good since Russia started what it calls “a particular army operation” in Ukraine on Feb. 24.

Stellantis mentioned in late March it must shut the Kaluga plant shortly because it was operating out of elements.