VKontakte

Apple restores Russia's top social network VKontakte, Mail.ru, and other VK apps, weeks after removing them over UK sanctions; it is unclear why they are back

Apple restores Russia's largest social network VKontakte, Mail.ru, and other apps from VK, three weeks after removing them citing UK sanctions

Apple has restored Russian apps for social network VKontakte and webmail provider Mail.ru to the App Store, three weeks after removing …

Apple confirms it removed apps from VK, which owns Mail.ru and Russia's largest social network VKontakte, citing UK sanctions; the apps are still on Google Play

The translated statement says “some VK applications are blocked by Apple” but that it will “continue to develop and support iOS applications.”

New Ukrainian sanctions target Russian social-media sites, including VKontakte, the nation's most popular social network

MOSCOW — Ukraine on Tuesday put in place new sanctions seeking to block Russian media and online networks from operating in the country, including VKontakte, the nation's most popular social network.