MoscowRussia launched 5G that no iPhone can join.

Apple alone decides whether Russia’s iPhone users ever get access, the ministry said.

With Ericsson and Nokia gone under sanctions, Russia built the network on frequencies allocated free to operators at home.

Android access is coming “in the near future,” the ministry said, with no date set for iPhones.

How each outlet framed it
TASS leans favorable
specifies technical allocation: 4.63–4.99 GHz band distributed free and equally among operators to maintain tariff affordability

Sources: TASS