US EditionPutin Defends Russian Internet Outages as Necessary Security Measure
Putin said the outages protect against attacks and ordered security services to coordinate on keeping vital online services running.
- On Thursday, President Vladimir Putin defended escalating internet blackouts sweeping Russia, citing them as vital defense against terrorist attacks and dismissing advance public notice as a security threat.
- Outages have intensified in recent months across Russia, with monitoring groups reporting daily disruptions in most regions following a three-week mobile internet shutdown in Moscow last month citing Ukrainian drone risks.
- Putin ordered Digital Development Minister Maksut Shadayev to work with security services ensuring uninterrupted operation of a "white list" of government-backed services including state news agencies and major banks.
- Independent analyst Tatiana Stanovaya said Putin's message implies outages will continue at security agencies' discretion, while business leaders had previously lobbied The Kremlin to ease the clampdown.
- Law enforcement officials must now demonstrate "ingenuity" to maintain vital services, though The Kremlin continues defending restrictions as legal and necessary despite widespread criticism from businesses and ordinary Russians.
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Kremlin loyalty also criticizes the blockade of the Russian network. This indicates a power struggle behind the scenes. Putin stands on the side of his secret service.
The Russian leader was prompted to comment on the shutdowns of the mobile Internet, and the state needed to better communicate the measures.
Vladimir Putin spoke on Thursday, 23 April, on "the" issue that has been of particular concern to the country for weeks, and especially since the release of the video of an influencer who made 30 million views on the last count: internet blockages. Unsurprisingly, the measures are obviously justified for the Russian president, on behalf of the country's security.
For weeks there have been problems with the Internet in Russia. Now Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin argues with the defense of "terrorism". But his officials should have explained the shutdown better.
In addition to the massive censorship of websites, the Russian government is now making life difficult for the citizens and economy of the country, even with increasing blockades of the mobile Internet. President Vladimir Putin justifies the measures with the fight against terrorism. There are problems and disruptions of the Internet in the big cities, according to Kremlin, during a consultation with the government on Thursday. It is then about …
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that internet outages in Russia were being imposed for security reasons, defending measures that have caused widespread public frustration.
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