This is very unfair to the users of these phones, who may very well have bought the devices from grey market importers Xiaomi turned too blind of an eye to. Ow

This is very unfair to the users of these phones, who may very well have bought the devices from grey market importers Xiaomi turned too blind of an eye to. Owners in of these phones probably invested a large portion of their earnings to purchase these devices and may need them for critical functions. I wonder if the brick message will even be displayed in the user's local language? Most likely sanctions are to blame as other commenters suggest.