Ukraine Vice PM asks Apple and Google to stop services in Russia
Mykhailo Fedorov, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, has requested Apple and Google to stop providing products and services to Russia.
Declaring on an open letter to Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc, posted yesterday, the Ukrainian Vice PM stated that to protect Ukraine, Europe and "the entire democratic world from bloody authoritarian aggression", Apple should cease services to the Russian Federation, including blocking access to the Apple App Store.
Fedorov hopes that if this request is accepted, the population of Russia, especially the youth, will be motivated to "proactively stop the disgraceful military aggression".
Following that letter, Fedorov announced on Twitter that he has also requested Google to stop Google Pay and block all Google services to the Russian Federation.
According to reports, the White House issued a similar sanction on Thursday, imposing Apple, Google and other US companies to stop providing services and supplies to the Russian military. Fedorov's request further imposes a nationwide ban of any kind of Apple and Google products and services.
Apple and Google have yet to respond to the formal requests issued by the Ukrainian Vice PM.
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