Thousands of top Russian officials and government employees have been banned from using iPhones and other Apple products over concerns they could be used as spying tools by the West services information…
Her trade minister Russias, according to with a publication of Financial Times, reported that the ban is effective from Monday, July 17. 
The move affects various Apple products such as iPhones, iPads and laptops, and builds on similar restrictions already put in place by the digital development ministry and state defense agency Rostec. Kremlin officials earlier this year advised staff working on Vladimir Putin's 2024 re-election campaign against using various other smartphones developed in the US…
Russian intelligence officials blamed last month the US National Security Agency that thousands of iPhones located in Russia were hacked and targeted phones of foreign diplomats based in Russia…
But Russian officials have not provided any clear evidence of US collusion. Apple has also publicly denied the allegations and recently told the Times that it “has never worked with any government to create a backdoor in any Apple product and that he never will".
