After the bombings in Ukraine by Russia, different countries, organizations and companies have spoken about it to show their support for the European country. In this context, the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, Mykhailo Federov, wrote a letter addressed to Apple CEO Tim Cook, asking him to stop the sale of Apple products in Russia, as well as its virtual application store. , Apple Store, as a show of support for the Ukrainians for the conflict.
“I appeal to you and I am sure that you will not only listen, but also do everything possible to protect Ukraine, Europe and, finally, the entire democratic world from bloody authoritarian aggression, to stop supplying Apple products and services to the Russian Federation, including by blocking access to the App Store,” reads the official letter published by Federov on his Twitter account.
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For his part, Tim Cook spoke about the situation in Ukraine and expressed his concern about the attacks and the economy. From the United States, the head of Apple said he was “deeply concerned” and indicated that the company “will support local humanitarian efforts.”
At the moment, the App Store continues to work in Russia and no service block has been made official in that country; however, US sanctions against Vladimir Putin’s country have interfered with the Apple Pay service, for which five major Russian banks were banned from using Apple Pay or Google Pay services.