Ukrainian Crisis Prompts Sanctions against Internet Backbone: What is the Stakeholders’ Response?

... digital environment of the Internet into national jurisdictions were noted as alarming and at odds with the core principles of Internet governance. Yet, in 2022, intentional fragmentation of the Internet—following the implementation of anti-Russian sanctions—has ... ... as AS numbers in RIPE NCC’s for countries targeted by the EU and the U.S. sanctions. Further, on February 28 and March 2, ICANN and RIPE NCC respectively received two identical official letters [1] [2] signed by Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s Vice ...