Employees of the Russian presidential administration have been instructed to replace iPhones with smartphones of other brands and with a different operating system by the end of March.  It is also reported that since the end of last year, the Russian government has been discussing with market participants the prospects for building a sovereign mobile ecosystem in Russia, based on technologies independent of Western IT giants. In the summer of 2022, Russian officials were advised to stop using Zoom in favour of the domestic Trueconf