Clients of some Russian banks under western sanctions will no longer be able to use their cards abroad or with the Apple Pay or Google’s derivative mobile payment system, the Russian central bank said on Friday.
Alexander Marrow and Andrey Ostroukh for Reuters:
U.S., EU and British leaders targeted Russian banks with sanctions designed to punish Moscow for sending troops to Ukraine, a move that drew global condemnation and sent the rouble sinking to record lows.
The central bank said the debit and credit cards of sanctioned banks, which it listed as VTB, private lender Sovcombank, Novikombank, Promsvyazbank and Otkritie Bank, would keep working in Russia without restrictions.
“Cards from these banks will not be able to be used with the ApplePay [sic] and GooglePay [sic] services, but standard contact or contactless payment with these cards is available in full throughout Russia,” the central bank said.
The U.S. Treasury said on Thursday U.S. banks must sever their correspondent banking ties with Sberbank within 30 days, while Britain said it would impose asset freezes against all major Russian banks.
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Typical liberal knee-jerk reaction by Tim Cook to “Virtue-Signal.” Gee, I have an idea, let’s punish the citizens for the acts of their Govt. If he knew anything, he’d be sanctioning Ukraine. They are a dummy territory that was sent up to be a money-laundering service for the Deep State. Bidens (cough) Clintons (cough), etc. Putin is actually liberating them from that corruption. Sleepy Joe is acting mad but, The Ukraine has all the info about him and his son’s dealings. He’s loving this.
So, buttmunch, where do the shellings of apartment buildings fit into your theory? Jerk off
Don’t worry, I’m sure they’ll be “Built Back Better”
The bill’s name was changed to “Bill Back Later.”
Truth was the guiding light for the name change.
Joe didn’t understand the name change, but went with it anyways.
He wanted to get upstairs for a nap and a foot rub.
Don’t forget, a diaper change too.
Which “shellings”?
Ukraine is shelling Donbas for 8 years. 14K people were killed. Russia has decided to stop the war by demilitarizing Ukraine. But it does not target civilian objects. This is how Zelensky’s office and everything else is intact. The videos of damage you see: a Ukrainian Buk anti-air missile hitting a building this night and, in the previous night, a Russian Kalibr cruise missile fell onto a building because it was hit by a Ukrainian Strela-10 air-defence system.
Where did you pull that from?
Ok, some better data
Starting in 2014.
By mid-February 2022, DPR separatist authorities reported that a total of 5,042 separatists and civilians had been killed in DPR-controlled territory,[586] while the LPR reported 1,328 people had died in the LPR by January 2018.[587]
By the end of September 2021, the UN confirmed 3,393 civilians had been killed in the conflict. 312 of the civilian deaths were foreigners: 298 passengers and crew of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Downed by a Russian missile fired from the DNR.
Ukrainian government forces have lost a confirmed total of 4,629 killed servicemen by the start of December 2021,
Fatalities on both sides.
Russia and both the LPR and DPR have repeatedly broken the Minsk and MinskII peace agreements.
In 2019 Russia began giving Russian citizenship to hundreds of thousands of Dumhbas, then using the gerrymandered numbers to give justification to its present invasion.
You are in denial if you think invading an independent sovereign state is not in itself an act of war.
When the slaughter starts, will you still be schilling for Putin?
Don’t bother. People like DErss and Goeb and the rest of the right wing mouthpieces here are so stuck in their echo chamber they can’t see beyond the propaganda they consume.
“Putin is actually liberating them from that corruption.”
Yes, I’m sure all the dead and injured in Ukraine are soooo happy they’re being liberated by such a magnanimous genius as Vladimir Putin. Good to know MDN’s readers have no problem shilling for the Russian regime.
Wait — aren’t you guys supposed to be AGAINST “godless commies”?
Can someone tell me why we haven’t starting rounding up all Russians in America and marching them straight into Internment Camps. I mean “Come on Man” You should be in favor of that.
You have to be one with tongue in cheek. The answer: because it’s likely that many Russians in the US are like many protesting in the streets of Russian…taking more chances than many that “pretest” behind their laptop.
Apple didn’t impose the sanctions, they are following the U.S. government’s orders.
Care to tell us where that came from other than Posobiec’ fever dream?
If true and if Trump was 46…we’d all be dead. Putin doesn’t give a damn.
This may come as a surprise to you, but foreign warmongering happens regardless what political party is sitting on top in DC. Based on the scale of Putin’s military invasion, he’s been planning it for years … without a single criticism from the former administration.
Putin just evaded Ukraine.. its not like he did any mean tweets
Not sure what is sadder. The story or the fact that you believe it. You’re so brainwashed.
Such a lovely take on a human tragedy MDN.
Now if those 19 Russian users cover the chump family and the KKKarlson KKKlan how many are left for MDN’s interns?
Na Zdorovie.
You call 19 Russian users healthy and alive a “tragedy?” I call your own government locking you in your home a tragedy threatening jail time. Typical Leftist concocting problems and FAILS to discuss their own deflecting to MDN and the USA…
So cute and typical of contemporary darts thrown without real tips; “KKKarlson and KKKlan.”
Have you ever commented on Pres JoBi’s friendship/mentorship by a Grand Wizard of the KKK?
How about his very nice compliments (being clean and speaking well) of our 1st half-black president? How about his labeling of “jungle” in certain urban areas?
Or, how about the 50 year “support system” that continues to view a certain ethnicity as UNABLE to think/live w/o their help? It exemplifies perfectly the phrase, “the bigotry of low expectations.”
Or how about the thinking that undergirds the implementation of this system, when the President in office at the time said, “”I’ll have those ngrs voting Democratic for 200 years,” per his Great Society?
Say nothing of the current vibe from the same sources that believe, to get rid of racism, racism (reverse) needs to be implemented? Besides being lulu, it’s morally bereft and will promote unrest.
Who/where is the real KKK? Please provide real, material examples of KKK to support your point.
Actually Flynn I try to avoid the internal machinations of the country when I can. By all means if you think that listening to CCCParlson CCCPlan go on about the great puKKKin the day before the invasion is devoid of any RusKKKan missile tips that are killing civilians right now that’s fine with me.
You need a comment about the current geriatric president that is going to march in there and set things straight? Just KKKiden. Insofar as the rest, like I say, that’s the internal machinations of a turd country circling down the porcelain drain ever since the shrub. It’s tragic, such great people.
The topic at hand is Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the fallout of it regarding Apple. That’s an international topic, and tragic for the citizens of Ukraine. Having the KKKhump go on how great a genius CCCPutin is without a mention of the tragedy going on is just as typical, but lacking in cuteness.
I hope that helps, maybe you want me to talk about the price of tea in KKKhina next.
No answer, retort or support for your use of inciting and EMPTY language…Mr. Supposed Peace.
What a shame. What a Sham. Nothing but one hiding in the ways and means of today.
Instead of “cute,” “Fraudulent ” fit much better.
That’s what is so amusing about coming here, such lashing out at others. No wonder Apple’s home country is where it is now.
I tried to answer as best I could. I did use “KKKarlson and KKKlan” with a derogatory racist satirical intent, I used it with a derogatory tyranny intent. For support, all you have to do is check out what he said about KKKhumps # 1 fan KKKaputin the day before the invasion, there are lots of articles on it.
That’s an answer. It may not be a good one, it may not be adequate but to totally disregard it as an answer at all and to find no common ground at all is very telling.
You won’t get a straight answer, Flynn which is obvious.
“That’s what is so amusing about coming here, such lashing out at others.”
No, what is so telling Road Warrior struggling to deflect to others what he himself is GUILTY of for years.
Namely bad mouthing the USA post after post calling us and it’s citizens a “terrorist nation,” while lashing out at others who disagree.
Possibly we’ll be treated to a return engagement as Biden just approved $350 million in military hardware sent to Ukraine. C’mon, we that remember know you have it in you, should be easy.
RW is the classic Leftist double- standard HYPOCRITE deploying pious prose when it suits him. Don’t be fooled again…
I resent that. Hic!
Hey Apple’s sanctions on Russia make sense because Apple often reminds us that they use their corporate leadership to protect and promote social justice. But what I’m confused about is why hasn’t Apple applied an equal scale of sanctions on the CCP. I dare say the human tragedy waged by CCP on generations of Tibetan’s, Uyghurs, Turkic Muslims, Mongolians, Falun Gong and house Christian. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is evil and need to be punished but Russia is little league compared the CCP.
Ain’t hypocrisy great!? Thank God for double standards. Tim Cook is owned by the CCP so bad that, if they told him to denounce homosexuality and change into a heterosexual… Presto! Change-o!”!
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Well, between this and Finland threatening to pull out of the Eurovision Song Contest if Russia is allowed to participate, we should see a complete end to hostilities, withdrawal of pro-Biden troops, and an apology from ass punk fuck Putin. Right? The clown show continues ….
Good. All sectors must do whatever they can to punish Russia. Every stone on the boat, no matter how small, eventually adds up to help it sink!
I remember when patriot Americans stood against communism and rallied around the president and all US allies. Good for Apple to support the financial pressure on Russia to force them to stop.
Instead we have on this site trolls playing partisan politics and deploying revisionist Russian propaganda. WTF is this site is doing allowing antiAmerican, proRussian apologist trolls to spread their manure?
Putin is a war criminal, period. The US and its allies are doing everything legally possible to stop the crisis without escalating the war into a worldwide conflict. Anyone supporting Putin or attempting to undermine the western allies response , or undermine the US president, doesn’t deserve a platform here.
Why? Because, just like this County, this site has been overrun with libturds
since 1492, you bigot.
You are a morrrron, pottymouthneverstops
Hal is the one calling anyone and everyone a turd. Everyone of all political persuasions is sick of his endless moaning.
NO, I do NOT call anyone and everyone a turd, I call libturds, idiots.
You have just proven yourself too much of an idiot to know the difference.
Psst: Only liburds are sick of me calling libturds, idiots.
To piss off a conservative, tell him a lie.
To piss off a libturd, the him the truth
Apple boycotting Russia because they are attempting to dominate and control a neighboring country is good. I agree! Boycott Russia. Heck send NATO air support and tactical forces to help Ukrainians. So Yes Yes yes Apple’s boycott of Russia is a good move
But meanwhile Apple partners, profits, and enables with CCP that has been successfully controlling and dominating many neighboring nations for decades. Nothing to see move along.
Is the only reason AAPL boycotting Russia because it makes for good PR and such move has no risk to their profit and bottom line. Do you for one second think AAPL would ever boycott their CCP slave masters?
Make no mistake, what Russia is doing is evil, wrong and a war crime. But the war of terror the CCP wages against innocent women and children in Tibet, Uyghurs, Mongolia is worse. Forced organ harvesting, torture, murder, imprisonment, systematic slave labor of millions, ethic genocide of millions is far worse. Estimated 65,000 prisoners of concise are murdered each year under the CCP and their organs are sold for profit. But not a peep from AAPL.
Would apple ever boycott China? Is this moral stance against Russia a risk free way for apple to appear like defenders of social justice?
The common trait between Biff Donald Tannen and Putin is their megalomaniac madness.
It is sad enough that there are people who agree with them.
The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.
Time to bomb tbe Kremlin
You want to trigger WW3 ??????
Best thing to do is sign up as many countries, including Ukraine, to NATO, while stripping all Russian oligarchs of any assets located outside Russia. Only when Putin discovers he can’t bully his neighbors, and his cronies can’t afford to fund his war, will he back down.
But we shouldn’t be opposed to sending Ivanka and Jerod and Jr. over to Moscow as a sign of good faith.
Time to bomb truth seeker
While we send “Orange man bad” and his family over to help Ukrainian maybe we could send the 64,363 machine guns, 358,530 assault rifles, 33 Blackhawk helicopters, 176 artillery pieces and 126,295 pistols that the bumbling Biden administration left behind in Afghanistan.
Consider that Ukraine’s brave men are willing to defend and die for their country but desperately need weapons. Imagine the resistance Ukrainian freedom fighters could put up to Russian forces in an urban war if they had just half of the 358,530 assault rifles and 64,363 machine guns left in Afghanistan.
Let’s keep playing the Whatabout Game!
US provided Afghanistan weapons since the early 80’s. They’re still there. GOP senile hero Ronnie also sent weapons to Iran. All fine patriotic proxy wars to supposedly stop communism. Now are you saying Ronnie should have gotten a second opinion from Nancy’s astrologer? Or are you going to blame GHW Bush for not folding up Afghan operations as soon as Russia left? Your party has advocated that the USA park military bases everywhere, forever, to fight a never ending war on a tactic: terrorism. Let’s add the losses of those weapons to your tally. Go ahead and explain how many trillion in US taxpayers money Dubya sunk in Afghanistan before pivoting to Iraq oil fields acquisition mode. Mobil Oil thanks you for your tax dollars to guard their new assets.
What about orange dotard in Nigeria? US special forces deployed, 6 killed, without any consultation with Secretary of Defense, congressional notification or authorization by Nigerian govt. Not that you care about rule of law. Be glad that didn’t spark a war.
The unstable GOP geniuses have been fomenting little wars all over since Vietnam, where the US apparently learned nothing. How many arms were abandoned there by Tricky Dick?
If you think the current POTUS is unfit, fine, explain how his collaborative approach could be better. But stop pretending the prior fatass tweety-in-chief has-been loser who actually signed the cut&run agreement with the terrorist Taliban would do better for the USA now. He has spent the last week as an apologist for Putin, whilst offering no support for the USA in any way. That is not leadership material either. DJT is an Android user, you know.