Ukraine asks Apple to shut down iOS App Store in Russia

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Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s vice prime minister and minister of digital transformation, tweeted on Wednesday morning that a “complete blocking” of Apple’s App Store and Google’s Google Play services could help “end Putin’s regime.” Fedorov also called on payment providers Visa and MasterCard to stop serving the country.

2 steps that will end Putin’s regime by Russians. Firstly, complete exit from the country of @Visa and @MasterCard (not just sanctioned banks). Secondly, complete blocking of the @Apple Store and @Google Play with all apps. This could strike irrevocably!

— Mykhailo Fedorov (@FedorovMykhailo) March 2, 2022

No more @Apple product sales in Russia!

Now @tim_cook let’s finish the job and block @AppStore access in Russia. They kill our children, now kill their access!

— Mykhailo Fedorov (@FedorovMykhailo) March 1, 2022

Via: NewsWeek