Agency, Washington.
Published by: Jeet Kumar
Updated Wed, 02 Mar 2022 04:23 AM IST
Summary
Nothing can be downloaded from the Apple App Store in Russia anymore. Quoting the statement, we have stopped all product sales in Russia.
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Apple issued a statement informing that we have stopped all exports to our sales channel in Russia, as well as limiting Apple Pay and other services. Nothing can be downloaded from the Apple App Store in Russia anymore. Quoting the statement, we have stopped all product sales in Russia.
Google has imposed a ban on Russian state media
Earlier, Meta, Google, TikTok and YouTube have blocked Russian state media outlets RT and Sputnik in Europe. Several countries, including the United States, Britain, Canada and the European Union, have condemned Russia’s military operations in Ukraine and imposed sanctions on Moscow. These countries have also pledged to help Ukraine with military aid to fight Russia.
Russian banks have been banned
The US, Canada and European allies agreed to remove major Russian banks from the interbank messaging system, SWIFT, meaning Russian banks will not be able to communicate securely with banks beyond Russia’s borders. Russian President Vladimir Putin has also retaliated. He has signed a decree on special economic measures against the US and its allies.
More than five lakh people on the borders of the country
According to the UN refugee agency, the ongoing fighting between Ukraine and Russia has so far pushed more than 500,000 people across the country’s borders. Speaking at an emergency session of the United Nations General Assembly on 28 February, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzya, stated that Russia had no plans to annex Ukraine.