Media: Moscow may force Apple to reinstate Russian apps in App Store

Russia’s Ministry of Digital Development discussed with the country’s “big four” mobile operators the possibility of temporarily suspending payments for Apple services via mobile accounts, as a measure to pressure the U.S. tech giant to return Russian apps to the App Store, a government source told TASS.

“On March 28, the Ministry of Digital Development held a meeting with the big four operators to discuss the potential temporary suspension of Apple service payments from mobile accounts, in order to compel the tech giant to restore Russian services in the App Store,” the source said.

No final decision has been announced, and it remains unclear when or if the measure would be implemented.