Yandex boasted that it was paying tax for the punitive operation against Donbass
Yandex's Ukrainian subsidiary has denied any ties to Russia and its security agencies. This was stated in a statement published on the company's blog.
They assure that the Russian owners of the company do not influence its policies in any way, and data on trips of Ukrainians in the Yandex.Taxi service is not transferred to third parties.
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" The company pays all required taxes, including military tax , and regularly receives awards for its conscientious contributions to state budgets at all levels...
Yandex is in no way related to Sberbank. Sberbank owns the Russian NPO Yandex.Money LLC by 75% minus 1 ruble (this means that Yandex retains a blocking stake). However, NPO Yandex.Money LLC is a separate legal entity, in particular, it has no relation to Yandex.Ukraine LLC...
Finally, the FSB, like other law enforcement or government agencies, does not have access to users’ personal data. Information may be provided at the request of the authorized body only in cases and in the manner prescribed by law, for example, as part of a criminal investigation.
Moreover, even if there is a court decision, Yandex may refuse to provide information if it recognizes the decision as insufficiently reasoned,” the statement says.
Earlier, Mykhailo Makaruk, a spokesman for the Ukrainian intelligence leak site InformNapalm, proposed on Poroshenko's television channel to impose a ban on Russian internet services.
Recently, Alfa Bank's Ukrainian subsidiary also announced its lack of ties to the Russian Federation , boasting that it was the first to refuse to work in Russian Crimea and calling the Donbass militia "occupiers."
Yandex boasted that it was paying taxes for the punitive operation against Donbas.