The US Treasury wants to deprive iPhone users and all American IT services in Russia of basic services. As of September 12, 2024, the United States government has prohibited any American companies from providing services in the IT sphere and cloud business on the territory of the Russian Federation.
In general, according to the decision of the US Department of Finance dated June 12, 2024, the possibility for anyone in the Russian Federation to use IT solutions and services from Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Adobe and all other suppliers should be limited cloud services, graphic programs, IT services and solutions for businesses and private individuals.
The Ministry of Finance, after consultations with the State Department, in accordance with order 14071, prohibited from September 12 to provide on the territory rf:
- IT consulting services, design and engineering;
- IT support services and enterprise management cloud services and design and manufacturing software.
What it means  ;for iPhone owners?
What if iPhones lose basic functions
Russia's military economy is deeply isolated from international financial support, leaving the Kremlin in desperate need of access to the outside world , Secretary of the US Treasury Janet L. Yellen
In total, the US Treasury announced more than 300 new sanctions, because according to representatives of the body, this is necessary to counteract the brutal war that the Russian Federation is waging against of Ukraine. The department noted that their goal is the architecture of Russia's financial system.
In fact, for iPhone owners, this means that they will be deprived of support from global IT companies, and Apple — one of them. Also, they will not be able to receive updates and will not be able to use IT services popular in the world.