No one in Washington is talking about restricting Russia's access to the internet. But the country will test a “sovereign internet,' just in case 2020 sanctions get worse
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A law backing a Russian-controlled internet has been in place for some time. Russia is giving the idea another test drive in light of the fact that relations with the West are not improving. One stated objective includes checking the possibility of bad actors intercepting Russian internet user data. The Ministry of Communications calls the exercise “research,” emphasizing that Russia is not closing itself off to the outside world just yet.
Roskomnadzor would be in charge of centrally managing the routing of traffic in the event of a threat to a RuNet system. They would also filter traffic and block access to resources included in the list of officially banned websites, making it more of a China-like internet in the future if the Kremlin feels its access is threatened by Washington.... [+]AP Photo/Francisco SecoThe U.S. has two Senate bills targeting Russia for additional sanctions.
“Given that the Minsk agreements are not fully implemented, the European Council unanimously adopted a political decision to resume economic sanctions against Russia,” the statement said. The duration of Europe’s sanctions extension remains linked “to the full implementation of the Minsk agreements.”
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