Russia is planning to launch its own app store for Android dubbed NashStore on May 9, Vladimir Zykov, project manager at Digital Platforms, told TASS on Tuesday.
The move comes after Google halted its billing system for users in Russia in response to Moscow's intervention in Ukraine, thus preventing users from purchasing apps, making subscription payments, making any in-app purchases and only allowing them to use free apps.
"At a time when Russia has found itself in the grip of severe pressure from Western companies, the task of public organizations and associations is to do everything so that Russian businesses and citizens have domestic alternatives," Zykov stated.
