Employees working in Russian government offices will no longer be able to use American brand Apple devices. The Russian government has made such a decision, suspecting that there may be espionage in the midst of the ongoing war with Ukraine.
On Monday, instructions were issued in this regard. According to the circular issued on March 20, such members of the Russian presidential administration, who are working on domestic issues, will have to stop using Apple devices from the end of March.
Russian officials are forced to throw away their devices running the iOS operating system or give them to their children. Citing sources, the international media also mentioned that it was discussed in a seminar held at the beginning of March.
According to a report by Kommersant, the final statement in this matter came from Deputy Chief of Staff Sergey Kiring. who has been monitoring various matters of domestic policy as well as some departments of the President's office.
According to the newspaper, this decision will also affect such officials, who are in contact with the local government on behalf of the administration. Let it be known, it has been more than a year since the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. America is helping Ukraine in this war.
