Russia to Reportedly Cut Reliance on External Internet with Companies Required .RU Domain

With everything that it is happening between Ukraine and Russia, it it is being claimed that Russia has decided to cut its reliance on external internet.

This means that companies will be required to get a “.ru” domain beginning March 11.

Where Did the News Come from?

A certain Twitter account called Black Swan has made the claim regarding Russia. The full tweet can be seen below:

BREAKING: RUSSIA WILL DISCONNECT FROM EXTERNAL INTERNET STARTING MARCH 11. ALL COMPANIES IN RUSSIA ARE REQUIRED TO GET ON A “.RU” ADDRESS AND RUSSIAN DOMESTIC SERVER. BUSINESS HAVE 5 DAYS TO COMPLY. Cyber attacks on US inbound…

– Black Swan (@RetirementRight) March 7, 2022

The account’s Twitter bio states that its owner is a land broker and investor with a JD/MS in Financial Planning. It should, however, be noted that the account has not been verified by Twitter.

The account also noted that the owner is the author of a weekly financial newsletter and podcast called “The Warren Letter.”

When cross referencing other news mentioning that Russia will indeed be disconnecting from the external internet, only one other source appeared.

Other Supporting Sources

A news aggregator called AMarketNews shared the tweet’s text but did not link to any other articles or references as to where the news came from. Within the thread, however, a comment shared a screenshot from a Reuters article dated July 22 of last year.

According to the article, Russia was reportedly able to disconnect itself from the global internet as a whole during tests that it launched back in June and July. To add, the country previously adopted a certain legislation back in 2019, which is said to be called the “Sovereign Internet Law.”

Was Russia Already Prepared for This?

The law aims to “shield the country” from potentially being cut off from foregin infrastructure. The initial law was said to be in answer to what the country called the “aggressive nature” of the national cyber security strategy of the United States.

Per Reuter’s source, it was noted that the purpose of the Russian tests was to be able to determine the actual ability of the “Runet” to work just in case the internet gets distorted, blocked, or other threats are posed towards it.

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Russia Already Had a ‘National Domain Name System’

According to Karen Kazaryan, the Internet Research Institute’s head of analysis, it was hard for them to say what actually happened within the tests due to the overall secrecy that cloaked the whole process. There has also reportedly been a lack of public documents on the tests that can be used as reference.

The previously mentioned legislation reportedly seeks to “route” web traffic and data from Russia through certain points that are controlled by the authorities of the state. It is also said that the legislation also seeks to even build a “national Domain Name System” in order to allow the internet to still work despite Russia being cut off.

As of press time, there is not enough information that can confirm whether or not Russia is planning to cut its reliance on external internet. Furthermore, it can be said that it is still too early to say so.

Should it be true, however, as seen in the article by Reuters, the preparation for this may have already started back in 2019.

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Written by Urian B.

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