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Russian tech giant VK wants Apple to pay $696,000 every day until its apps return to the App Store

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What just happened? Not for the first time, Russia is suing a US firm for a very large sum of money – though the lawsuit on this occasion comes from a company rather than its government. The $696,000 that VK wants from Apple for blocking its apps might not seem like a lot to the tech giant, but VK is asking for that amount every day. That would come to around $21 million per month, or $252 million per year.

VK, which was known as Mail.ru Group until 2021, filed the suit against Apple in a Moscow arbitration court after the US firm removed its apps from the App Store in June.

Apple removed several VK apps, including VKontakte, VK Messenger, VK Video, Zen, Mail Cloud, Mail, Skillbox, and Youla. Cupertino said it...

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