It's official: the U.S. will not block Russians under sanctions WhatsApp and GoogleThe U.S. Treasury Department has allowed Russian citizens and companies caught in the U.S. blocking sanctions, to use American messengers and other services.It is noted that even though there are such licenses, many American companies can simply block their services. However, in general,
Russians subject to sanctions can freely use communication web services, even the paid version of Zoom.
In the case of Iran or Crimea, no such exceptions were made.
