Employees of the internal political bloc of the Russian President's Office were advised to change their iPhones, if they have any, to smartphones of a different brand and operating system. Writes Kommersant.
The Kremlin could buy new secure phones for its employees to make it easier to ditch American technology. said one of the newspaper's sources.
"The iPhone is over. Either throw it away or give it to the children. In March, everyone should do it," according to a source close to the president's office, there was a discussion in the presidency about the need for such a measure during such holidays, and the final decision was made by the first deputy of Putin's office, Sergey Kirienko, who oversees internal politics. He also allegedly set a deadline for iPhone replacement, April 1.
