UK fines Apple unit for breaching Russian sanctions

LONDON: The UK government has fined an Apple subsidiary £390,000 ($516,000) after the US technology giant breached Russian financial sanctions, an official statement revealed Monday.

Ireland-based Apple Distribution International (ADI), which instructs payments to software developers who use the App Store, was fined for paying a sanctioned Russian company in 2022 following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, it added.

The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation said the penalty was imposed on March 19.