the tech giant Manzana announced this Tuesday that it temporarily suspended the sale of its products in Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine.
The company added in a statement that it also limited access to the payment system. ApplePay and that it stopped offering certain information on the maps of Ukraine of your application Apple Maps in order to protect the safety of Ukrainian citizens.
Besides, the app store from Manzana will no longer allow the applications of the Russian network RT and the agency to be downloaded outside of Russia Sputnik. In addition, Manzana explained that last week it stopped exporting products intended for sale on the Russian market, such as iPhone or iPad.
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“We are very concerned about the Russian invasion of Ukraine and we stand with those people who are suffering due to the violence.”said the company in its note.
The company announced that it will continue to evaluate the situation and said that it is in contact with several governments. “We join all those around the world who are calling for peace,” Apple added.
After months of stress, Russia launched a military operation six days ago in Ukraine that has left more than a hundred dead, according to the UNalthough the Ukrainian authorities raise the death toll to more than 350.
More than 150,000 Ukrainians have fled Ukraine in less than 24 hours, which means that the number of refugees who have entered one of the neighboring countries now reaches 677,000, explained Tuesday the high commissioner of the UN for Refugees, Filippo Grandi.
