Read Tim Cook’s e-mail to workers on Ukraine

Tim Cook despatched out an e-mail to workers this morning addressing the Russian invasion of Ukraine and explaining the actions Apple has taken in response to the occasions of the previous two weeks. The e-mail additionally tells workers that Apple can be matching donations they make to sure humanitarian aid funds two to at least one, and can achieve this retroactively for donations made since February twenty fifth.

A duplicate of this e-mail was obtained by The Verge, and you may learn it under in full (except for an inner Apple e-mail handle being redacted):

I wished to take a second to deal with the continued disaster in Ukraine.

I do know I converse for everybody at Apple in expressing our concern for all of these affected by the violence. With every new picture of households fleeing their properties and courageous residents combating for his or her lives, we see how essential it’s for folks world wide to return collectively to advance the reason for peace.

Apple is donating to humanitarian aid efforts and offering support for the unfolding refugee disaster. We are additionally working with companions to evaluate what extra we are able to do. I do know that a lot of you might be keen to seek out methods to help as nicely, and we wish to assist amplify the affect of your donations. Starting as we speak, Apple will match your donations at a fee of two:1 for eligible organizations, and we’ll make this retroactive for donations to these organizations since February 25. Please go to the Employee Giving Portal to study extra.

We are working to help our groups in Ukraine and throughout the area. In Ukraine, we now have been in touch with each worker, aiding them and their households in any method we are able to. For our Ukrainian workforce members situated outdoors of the nation that will want help, please contact [email redacted]. And for any worker who wants any help, please go to the People website for out there sources.

As an organization, we’re taking further actions as nicely. We have paused all product gross sales in Russia. Last week, we stopped all exports into our gross sales channel within the nation. Apple Pay and different companies have been restricted. RT News and Sputnik News are not out there for obtain from the App Store outdoors Russia. And we now have disabled each site visitors and reside incidents in Apple Maps in Ukraine as a security and precautionary measure for Ukrainian residents.

We will proceed to judge the state of affairs and are in communication with related governments on the actions we’re taking.

This second requires unity, it requires braveness, and it reminds us that we must not ever lose sight of the humanity all of us share. In these troublesome occasions, I take consolation in realizing that we’re united in our dedication to one another, to our customers, and to being a power for good on this planet.

As Cook highlights in his e-mail (and as Apple has talked about in public statements), Apple has taken a wide range of actions within the area. On Tuesday it introduced that it’s halting the sale of its merchandise in Russia. It’s additionally restricted Apple Maps knowledge sharing in Ukraine and Apple Pay use in Russia.

Cook additionally mentions that Apple has been in touch with “every employee” based mostly in Ukraine, and is working to assist them and their households. Internally, some workers have mentioned getting their households out of Ukraine.