BP is "exiting" its 19.75% stake in Russian state-owned oil firm Rosneft, the British oil giant announced Sunday after facing increasing pressure from UK lawmakers to do so. As the New York Times reports, this is "one of the first large companies to abandon Russia after its invasion of Ukraine," and other companies could be inspired to make similar moves. It's not clear how BP will offload its shares, nor who might purchase them—with the price plummeting recently, Russian state entities or perhaps state-owned companies from other countries, including China, could be the only interested buyers. What is clear is that BP's CEO and his predecessor will leave their seats on Rosneft's board. Rosneft's chairman is a close ally and friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the BBC reports. Similar moves that have taken place recently: