Apple suspends all product sales in Russia

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• The company said in a statement that it is “deeply concerned” about the Russian invasion and that in response, it has “paused all product sales” in the country.
• Apple also said it has moved to limit access to digital services, such as Apple Pay, inside Russia, and restricted the availability of Russian state media applications outside the country.
• The Ukrainian government last week had asked Apple to stop offering its app store in Russia, but some security and democracy experts said that that could harm Russian users who are protesting the Kremlin and who rely on Western tools to organize.

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