the tech giant Manzana announced this Tuesday, March 1, that it temporarily suspended the sale of its products in Russia due to the invasion on the territory of Ukraine.
The company added in a statement that it also limited access to the payment system. ApplePay and that it stopped offering certain information on the maps of Ukraine from its application Apple Mapsin order to protect the safety of Ukrainian citizens.
In addition, the Apple App Store will no longer allow applications from the Russian network RT and the Sputnik agency to be downloaded outside of Russia.
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Likewise, Apple explained that the previous week it had already stopped exporting products destined to be sold in the Russian market, such as iPhone or iPad.
“We are very worried about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. and we are together with those people who are suffering due to violence”, the company stated in its note.
The company announced that it will continue to evaluate the situation and said that it is in contact with several governments. “We join all those around the world who are calling for peace,” Apple added.
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After months of tension, Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine six days ago, a fact that has left more than a hundred dead, according to the UNalthough the Ukrainian authorities raise the death toll to more than 350.
More than 150,000 Ukrainians have fled Ukraine in less than 24 hours, which means that the number of refugees who have entered one of the neighboring countries now reaches 677,000, explained this Tuesday the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Philippo Grandi.