Russia's curbs on popular apps show it is struggling, EU's von der Leyen says

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen accused Russia of raising a "digital iron curtain" by restricting foreign apps, a sign of its struggles in the Ukraine war.

Russia's curbs on popular apps show it is struggling, EU's von der Leyen says
Ursula von der Leyen
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​European Commission ‌President Ursula von ​der Leyen ‌said on Thursday that Russia's restrictions on popular foreign ‌apps demonstrates that ‌it is suffering over the war with ⁠Ukraine.

"Russia ​is ⁠again (raising) an iron curtain, ⁠but now it's a digital ​iron curtain on their ⁠people," von der ⁠Leyen ​said ahead of a summit with ⁠leaders of EU countries.

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