New iPhone 16 unveiled in Russia as retailers skirt Apple’s export ban

Russian retailers have launched pre-sales of Apple’s latest iPhone, circumventing the company’s export ban to Russia and giving consumers the chance to pre-order devices hundreds of dollars more expensive than in the United States.

Russia’s leading electronics retailer M.Video-Eldorado and mobile network operator MTS both claimed on Thursday to be the first in Russia to unveil Apple’s new iPhone 16.