Apple Pauses Sales Of Hardware & Limits Service In Russia

The Ukrainian government asked Apple to stop offering its app store in Russia last week.
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Not only Apple Pay and other Apple services such as Apple Maps are now limited in Russia, Apple is cutting off the country from its products as well. 

Here is the statement Apple sent to news outlets:

    We are deeply concerned about the Russian invasion of Ukraine and stand with all of the people who are suffering as a result of the violence. We are supporting humanitarian efforts, providing aid for the unfolding refugee crisis, and doing all we can to support our teams in the region.

    We have taken a number of actions in response to the invasion. We have paused all product sales in Russia. Last week, we stopped all exports into our sales channel in the country. Apple Pay and other services have been limited. RT News and Sputnik News are no longer available for download from the App Store outside Russia. And we have disabled both traffic and live incidents in Apple Maps in Ukraine as a safety and precautionary measure for Ukrainian citizens.

    We will continue to evaluate the situation and are in communication with relevant governments on the actions we are taking. We join all those around the world who are calling for peace.

Apple

Apple took these steps after the Ukranian Government requested it to stop offering its app store in Russia last week.

However, a total ban on the app store could harm Russian users who are protesting the Kremlin and who rely on Western tools to organize

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