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Chief Executive Officer Brian Chesky tweeted the suspension,
which also includes Russian ally Belarus. It aligns his company
with other major Western names including General Motors Co,
Boeing Co and Alphabet Inc's Google.
"People are booking Airbnbs in Ukraine they don't intend to stay
in just to help Hosts," Chesky added, noting a way some
outsiders have found to send financial support to Ukrainians.
Airbnb, which is recovering from a pandemic-induced lull, has
forecast bumper first-quarter results on strong demand in the
United States and longer stays by guests.
It did not immediately respond to a request for additional
details on the suspensions in Russia and Belarus. Europe, the
Middle East and Africa is Airbnb's second-biggest market after
North America.
Shares of the short-term home rental company were down 1.4%
before the bell.
Airbnb said on Monday its non-profit arm would offer free,
temporary housing for up to 100,000 refugees fleeing Ukraine.
(Reporting by Bhargav Acharya and Aishwarya Nair in Bengaluru;
Editing by Christopher Cushing and Aditya Soni)
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