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After days of mounting pressure on tech companies to take further action against Russia in the wake of its invasion into Ukraine, Apple today confirmed it will remove the Kremlin-based media outlets Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik News from the App Store in all markets outside Russia itself. The changes follow other actions taken against […]

RT News and Sputnik News are no longer available for download from the App Store outside Russia.

Company stops product sales, blocks payments and apps over Ukraine conflict The makers of iPhone and iMac computers rolled out a series of measures on Tuesday in reaction to the “Russian invasion of Ukraine,” including disabling some software features, censoring apps, and halting sales and certain services inside Russia. In a statement on Tuesday afternoon, Apple said it had already stopped all exports to Russia last week and “limited” Apple Pay and other services. As of March 1, “all product sales in Russia” have been stopped as well, and RT News and Sputnik News “are no longer available for download from the App Store outside Russia.” Meanwhile, both traffic and live incidents features in Apple Maps in Ukraine have been disabled “as a safety and precautionary measure for Ukrainian citizens,” the company said. This follows a similar action by Google in their Android operating system on Monday. "We are deeply concerned about the Russian invasion of Ukraine and stand with all of the people who are suffering as a result of the violence.

The American tech company outlines a number of actions in response to the invasion, including providing aid for the unfolding humanitarian crisis.

Tech giant Apple announced Tuesday a halt in all product sales in Russia, the latest fallout over Moscow''s invasion of Ukraine.

''Deeply concerned''

Apple Inc. outlined a number of actions in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, including stopping all exports into its sales channels in the country

The company has also limited Apple Pay and is disabling live incidents and traffic status from Apple Maps in Ukraine, it said Tuesday.

Apple says ''paused'' all product sales in Russia

Apple banned the sales of all its products in Russia on Tuesday as more companies pull out of the country.

The move comes after Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine''s digital minister, sent a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook, pleading with him to suspend all sales and services in Russia, including the App Store.

Apple Inc. and Nike Inc. have both shut down their respective online stores in Russia on Tuesday. The tech giant confirmed the news in a statement it sent to the United States media and added that it…

Move comes after Ukraine’s deputy prime minister last week called on Tim Cook to take action

The iPhone maker has also disabled both traffic and live incidents in Apple Maps in Ukraine.

Apple announced actions it has taken in response to Russia''s invasion of Ukraine, including temporarily halting product sales in Russia.