Apple is appealing the ruling and said in a statement,"we respectfully disagree with the determination" of the Russian anti-monopoly service.
The move comes as Russia ratchets up pressure against Western tech companies, with authorities aiming to bring the Russian segment of the internet under state control. It said that it had hit the company with a fine of more than 906 million rubles after ruling in favour of a complaint brought against the US tech giant by cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab.
Dubbed the "anti-Apple" law, the controversial bill was introduced in an effort to promote Russia's tech companies but critics say it is the latest attempt to tighten state control over the internet. It has blocked a number of websites that have refused to cooperate with the authorities, such as LinkedIn.