Russia, which has been at war with Ukraine for more than a year, has made an important decision about Apple’s iPhone phones. According to Reuters, management government employees using iPhones forbidden. This decision came ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

According to the information based on the news of the Russian-based Kommerstant, the ban decision, All civil servants involved in the 2024 elections will apply to these people as well April 1, 2023 Have to replace their phones on day one.

The decision was said to have been made due to concerns that the devices are vulnerable to intelligence.

At a meeting for officials involved in local politics, Sergei Kiriyenko, the executive vice president of the Russian presidency, instructed authorities to replace their phones before the beginning of the month. Based on anonymous sources, the report states that Kiriyenko’s “It’s all over for iPhones. Throw it away or give it to the kids” It was said that he used the expressions.

Kommerstant added that the Kremlin could supply various devices with different operating systems to the authorities to replace iPhones. The reason for the ban is that these devices vulnerable to Western intelligence services It was reported that he came because of concerns about the

On the other hand, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov did not make a statement confirming the ban, but told reporters that smartphones have transparent mechanisms and thus should not be used for official purposes.

Apple has not yet received any information about this decision. The tech giant decided to halt its sales in the country after the Russian invasion of Ukraine last year.