, Russia's Ministry of Digital Affairs contacted Apple to find the reasons behind its deletion and said the company would receive a subsequent"plan of action."that the company sold its gaming division to businessman Alexander Chachava for $642 million on Tuesday. The division will continue to be run by its current management. Many other gaming systems are currently blocked in Russia thanks to sanctions., dropping over 20 percent on Monday and recovering 7.5 percent on Tuesday.
VKontakte's founders, brothers Pavel and Nikolai Durov, are also the founders of messaging app Telegram. Pavel Durov left VK as CEO after refusing to hand over Ukrainian protester data or block Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's VK page. He subsequently placed himself in exile and eventually obtained Saint Kitts and Nevis, French, and United Arab Emirates citizenship.