View source for Policy:Multiple vs. Russia and Belarus, 2022

The policy group is beginning by discussing the sanctions imposed by the international community on Russia (and, to a lesser degree, Belarus) and individuals and organizations as a result of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine Russian invasion of Ukraine]. Some notable Internet-related sanction events connected with the invasion include:
* February 23: [https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/02/23/russian-recognition-of-the-non-government-controlled-areas-of-the-donetsk-and-luhansk-oblasts-of-ukraine-as-independent-entities-eu-adopts-package-of-sanctions/ European Union enacts broad economic sanctions on Russia]
* February 25: [https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/02/25/russia-s-military-aggression-against-ukraine-eu-imposes-sanctions-against-president-putin-and-foreign-minister-lavrov-and-adopts-wide-ranging-individual-and-economic-sanctions/ European Union further broadens economic sanctions on Russia]
* February 28: [https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/ericsson-suspends-deliveries-to-russia-is-evaluating-business-there/ Ericsson suspends deliveries to Russia]
* March 2: [https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/03/02/russia-s-military-aggression-against-ukraine-eu-bans-certain-russian-banks-from-swift-system-and-introduces-further-restrictions/ SWIFT disconnects Russian banks]
* March 2: [https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/03/02/eu-imposes-sanctions-on-state-owned-outlets-rt-russia-today-and-sputnik-s-broadcasting-in-the-eu/ European Union sanctions Russian propaganda agencies RT and Sputnik]
* March 3: [https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/sabre-drops-russias-aeroflot-from-airline-software-service/ Sabre deplatforms Aeroflot]
* March 4: [https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/ericsson-suspends-deliveries-to-russia-is-evaluating-business-there/ Oracle, SAP, and Microsoft suspend sales in Russia]
* March 5: [https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/internet-backbone-cogent-cuts-off-russian-clients-colo-customer-equipment-will-be-powered-off/ Cogent disconnects Russian customers]
* March 6: [https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/netflix-suspends-service-russia-report-2022-03-06/ Netflix suspends service in Russia]
* March 8: [https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/telco-lumen-partially-disconnects-from-russia-ends-business-relationships/ Lumen disconnects Russian customers]
* March 9: [https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/03/09/russia-s-military-aggression-against-ukraine-eu-agrees-new-sectoral-measures-targeting-belarus-and-russia/ European Union extends financial sanctions to Belarus]
* March 14: [https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/london-internet-exchange-disconnects-megafon-and-rostelecom The London Internet Exchange (LINX) disconnects Russian networks]
* March 14: Instagram ceases operations in Russia
* March 15: UK sanctions "Internet Research Agency" and two other troll farms
* March 17: [https://cept.org/cept/news/suspension-of-the-russian-federation-and-belarus-from-cept-membership/ Suspension of the Russian Federation and Belarus from CEPT Membership]
* March 21: Yandex sanctioned in Latvia


We are also collecting links to [[Policy:Russian Internet Sanctions Press Coverage|press coverage of Internet-related sanctions on Russia]]. Please feel free to contribute, sorted by date.

As a proposed process, here's a [[Policy:Table_of_2022_Sanctions_Against_Russia_and_Belarus|Table of 2022 Sanctions Against Russia and Belarus]] that we can fill out.