US EditionEU chief says Kremlin imposing 'digital Iron Curtain' on Russians
- On Wednesday, European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen accused the Kremlin of cutting Russians off from the internet to hide worsening economic conditions, stating "Russians feel that they live behind an Iron Curtain again, this time a digital Iron Curtain."
- The European Union imposed its 20th round of sanctions on Moscow last week, aiming to stifle the Russian military economy as EU officials insist cracks are increasingly showing.
- Throttling messenger apps Telegram and WhatsApp, Russian authorities recently intensified internet controls; switch-offs in Moscow have caused rare expressions of public discontent after years of Kremlin censorship.
- On April 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin justified the outages as necessary to prevent terrorist attacks, emphasizing that ensuring citizen safety must always be a priority.
- Since the Ukraine war began, Russia has outlawed criticism of the military and public dissent; yet von der Leyen warned, "If history has one lesson, it's that all walls eventually fall.
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The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, accused the Kremlin on Wednesday of imposing a "digital iron curtain" to hide the economic difficulties related to European sanctions due to the war in Ukraine.
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EU Chief Warns of ‘Digital Iron Curtain’ in Russia as Sanctions Begin to Bite
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has accused the Kremlin of tightening internet controls to shield Russian citizens from the growing economic impact of Western sanctions imposed over the Ukraine war. Speaking before lawmakers at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, von der Leyen painted a stark picture of rising economic pressure inside Russia and […] The post EU Chief Warns of ‘Digital Iron Curtain’ in Russia as Sanctions Be…
He said so during a speech at the plenary session of the European Parliament held this Wednesday in Strasbourg, France, in which he again welcomed the fact that last week the Twenty-Seven agreed - after two months of Hungary's blockade - to approve the EUR 90 billion loan to Ukraine and the 20th package of sanctions against Russia.
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