From July 17, Ministry of Industry and Trade officials will be prohibited from using Apple mobile devices for business communication. The ban will also apply to employees of subsidiaries. The publication writes about itvedomosti”, referring to the relevant decision signed by First Deputy Minister Vasily Osmakov.
Information on the internal ban of the Ministry of Industry and Trade was confirmed to journalists by an employee of one of the companies developing IT solutions.
Former press secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov declaration press that employees of the presidential administration are prohibited from using the products of the American company Apple for official purposes.
According to him, the presidential administration understands that the devices of this company are “absolutely transparent” and that their use for official purposes is “inadmissible and prohibited”.
At the same time, answering journalists’ question whether Russia could impose a ban on iPhone use for personal purposes, Peskov emphasized that advice would be given by special services that know better how the situation is.
Former US Treasury extended sanctions against Russia.