In response to Russian aggression on Ukraine Apple limited its presence:
- Online Apple Store is no longer works in Russia, some of Apple resellers are also no longer selling Apple hardware;
- Apple Pay no longer works for cards issued by Russian banks;
- App Store ads for Russian accounts are suspended;
- Users no longer can perform App Store purchases with cards issues by Russian banks, or purchase App Store gift cards, currently the only option is to use cellular contract account payments.
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