Russia's communications regulator on Wednesday demanded an explanation from Apple after applications operated by the Russian state-controlled tech firm VK were removed from the U.S. firm's App Store.

Previously downloaded VK, Max, and Odnoklassniki apps will continue to work Google Play has removed Russian apps VK (VKontakte), Max Messenger, and Odnoklassniki from its app store. The move follows ...

Russia has removed all iOS apps from VK, the second largest tech company in Russia, The Verge has reported. That includes not just the VK social media app that's the fifth most popular in Russia, but ...

On Thursday, a clutch of apps belonging to the Russian tech group VK disappeared from Apple’s App Store, and by the afternoon the Kremlin was asking why. Dmitry Peskov, the presidential spokesman, ...

The technological standoff between Moscow and Silicon Valley has reached a new peak. On June 25, 2026, Apple removed a suite of core applications owned by the Russian tech giant VK from its App Store ...

Russian internet group VK launched a home-made app store on Wednesday, the latest in a Kremlin-endorsed drive to create a raft of domestic digital services to replace Western rivals. May 25 (Reuters) ...

This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine. The regulator, Roskomnadzor, has been a thorn in the side of foreign tech firms, ...

Russian telecom watchdog Roskomnadzor demanded explanations today from Apple regarding the removal of all VK apps, including the app for the country's largest social network VKontakte, from its App ...