Apple to be fined in Russia over violating antitrust laws, app store abuse: report
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Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is set to be hit with a fine in Russia after the country said it violated antitrust laws and abused its position in the app store market, Reuters reported.
The federal anti-monopoly service, also known as FAS, said it would levy a yet-to-be-determined fine against the tech giant, as it "has abused its dominant position in the iOS app distribution market."
FAS also said that "Apple prohibits iOS app developers from telling clients inside the app about the possibility of paying for purchases outside the App Store or using alternative payment methods."
Apple (AAPL) shares rose nearly 0.5% to $147.65 in premarket trading on Tuesday.
In March, Apple (AAPL) banned the sales of its products in Russia and one month later, it cut off online sales and product exports to the country.
Both moves came after Russia's invasion of Ukraine earlier this year. 
Russia has been busy fining Western tech giants for what it deems as running afoul of the country's laws. On Monday, Russia fined Google (GOOG) (GOOGL) $378M for a repeated violation of not removing content in the country that it deemed illegal.
Google's (GOOG) (GOOGL) Russian subsidiary filed for bankruptcy last month.
On Monday, it was reported that Apple (AAPL) is set to slow down hiring in parts of the company as the economy looks to soften heading into the rest of the year and 2023.