Russian tech giant VK is suing Apple for blocking its apps — and wants $696,000 a day in compensation
- VK wants Apple to restore its apps or face millions in daily fines
- The Russian company is demanding 58 million rubles ($696,000) every day
- Apple removed several major VK apps following European Union sanctions
Russian firm VK has filed a lawsuit against Apple in a Moscow arbitration court, seeking restoration of several removed applications from the App Store.
Court records dated August 19 2026 show that the Russian technology company wants its applications restored to the platform without further delay.
Apple removed a range of VK-owned applications recently, including VKontakte, VK Messenger, VK Video, Odnoklassniki, Zen, Mail Cloud, Mail, Skillbox, and Youla, saying it was following sanctions imposed by the European Union against VK and its messaging subsidiary, Communication Platform LLC.
VK demands steep daily penalties for continued app removal
VK is asking the court to impose penalties of 58 million rubles per day, equivalent to roughly $696,000, if Apple...
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