Top Ukrainian official asks Tim Cook to block use of Apple products in Russia

• Ukraine's Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov wrote a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook Friday.
• Fedorov asked Cook to: "stop supplying Apple services and products to the Russian Federation."

Ukraine's vice prime minister wrote a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook Friday asking him to pull Apple's services out of Russia.

Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who is also the country's digital minister, published his letter to Cook on Twitter.

The letter appealed to Cook to help "protect Ukraine" and to "stop supplying Apple services and products to the Russian Federation, including blocking access to the App Store."

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"We need your support — in 2022, modern technology is perhaps the best answer to the tanks, multiple rocket launchers (hrad) and missiles," Fedorov wrote.

Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine on Thursday.

Apple did not immediately respond when contacted by Insider about Fedorov's letter.

Cook tweeted earlier on Friday saying he was: "deeply concerned with the situation in Ukraine."

"We're doing all we can for our teams there and will be supporting local humanitarian efforts. I am thinking of the people who are right now in harm's way and joining all those calling for peace," Cook added.

Other Big Tech companies have announced some measures against Russia.

YouTube, Google, and Meta have all blocked Russian state media from generating money from ads on their platforms following Moscow's decision to send troops into Ukraine.