Information about accepting MIR cards for payment MOSCOW, 24 Mar. It is no longer possible to add new cards of the Russian Mir payment system to Apple Pay, Kommersant writes with reference to messages from users of the system. «Previously added cards are available,» the publication indicates. to contactless payment services Mir Pay, SberPay, Apple Pay and Samsung Pay as usual. Apple stated that they would not deliver new products to Russia, however, updates for equipment would continue to be released.
McDonald's cancels Russia. Should Russia cancel McDonald's? On February 21, Vladimir Putin, in response to requests from the Donbass republics and after an appeal from State Duma deputies, signed decrees recognizing the sovereignty of the LPR and DPR. On the morning of February 24, Russia launched a military special operation to demilitarize Ukraine. Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense, the armed forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. After the start of a military special operation to demilitarize Ukraine, Western countries approved a series of new sanctions against Russia, and statements in Europe about the need to reduce dependence on Russian energy resources began to sound louder.
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