Russia's lower house of parliament, the Duma, crowed on Wednesday, "Crimea and Sevastopol now appear on Apple devices as Russian territory."  In 2014, during the Obama presidency, Russia invaded and took over the peninsula that had been part of Ukraine.  In contrast to the hysterical rhetoric over President Trump's brief delay of military aid to Ukraine now, those decrying Trump were utterly silent as no lethal military aid was sent. More than five years later, under considerable pressure from Russia, Apple maps were changed to reflect "the facts on the ground." Via BBC. Considerable outrage has resulted, predictably from Ukrainian politicians and bloggers have added their voice to condemnation of Apple's decision to show Crimea as a Russian territory on its maps. Ukrainian foreign minister Vadym Prystaiko tweeted: "Apple, please stick to hi-tech and entertainment. Global politics is not your strong...(Read Full Post)