Russia accuses Apple of ‘political censorship’ after VK apps removed from App Store

Apple removed multiple major Russian applications from its App Store — including VKontakte, VK Music, VK Messenger, Odnoklassniki, and Mail.ru services — reportedly to comply with sanctions, prompting Russian officials to accuse the company of political censorship and question its reliability. Apple did not specify which sanctions applied; VK said it was not sanctioned and warned the removals would disrupt push notifications and access for iOS users, while Android users can still obtain apps from alternate stores.