Bad news for Apple lovers in Russia. Apple has stopped selling its products in Russia due to its attack on Ukraine. As a result, none of Apple's products, including the iPhone and iPad, can be bought in Russia. Apple Corps has announced that it will suspend sales of its financial transaction service, Apple Pay, in the country. In the meantime, there is no supply day when buying any Apple product including iPhone, iPad, Macbook online from Russia.
In addition to shutting down products and services, Apple has removed apps from Russian state-owned television channel RT and news agency Sputnik from its App Store. As a result, users of both Apple products will not be able to download the app from any country other than Russia.
Apple, like Google, has announced that it will suspend live traffic services in Ukraine in support of the Ukrainian people. Apple's map service will also not provide information on public gatherings in different parts of the city. As a result, traffic and gathering information of various cities of Ukraine from other countries including Russia will not be known.
In a statement, Apple said it was "deeply concerned" about Russia's attack on Ukraine. Russia has suspended sales of Apple products and services in response to the attack. Even Apple product exports to Russia have been suspended.
It is to be noted that besides Apple, various technology companies including Facebook, YouTube and Twitter have stopped broadcasting information on their channels on various channels and websites including the Russian state-owned television channel RT. They have also blocked the channels and websites from earning income through advertisements.
Google News will not broadcast any news on Russian state-owned television and newspapers, including RT.
Source: CNN
