On Tuesday, February 21, the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament, gave preliminary approval to the Digital Economy National Program draft bill, which is ostensibly aimed at ensuring the continued operation of the Russian internet (RUnet) if the country is cut off from the global internet.
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A woman with an umbrella walks on Red Square past the Kremlin in Moscow on Dec. 6, 2018.
