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* On March 1, [https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/ukraine-icann-russia-internet-runet-disconnection-1314278/ Rolling Stone reported] that Ukrainian officials asked ICANN in an [https://pastebin.com/DLbmYahS email] to revoke [[Domain Name|domains]] issued in Russia and shut down primary [[DNS]] servers in the country, effectively barring access to Russian internet sites and potentially taking the entire country offline. [[Andrii Nabok]], a Ukraine representative to the [[GAC]], sent the request.

* On March 1, the [[CENTR]] Board [https://centr.org/news/news/suspension-ru.html suspended] the membership of the [[Coordination Center for TLD RU]]/РФ immediately.

* Also on March 1, the [[CENTR]] Board [https://centr.org/news/news/suspension-ru.html suspended] the membership of the [[Coordination Center for TLD RU]]/РФ immediately.

* Also on March 1, [https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/ukraine-icann-russia-internet-runet-disconnection-1314278/ Rolling Stone reported] that Ukrainian officials asked ICANN in an [https://pastebin.com/DLbmYahS email] to revoke [[Domain Name|domains]] issued in Russia and shut down primary [[DNS]] servers in the country, effectively barring access to Russian internet sites and potentially taking the entire country offline. [[Andrii Nabok]], a Ukraine representative to the [[GAC]], sent the request.

* In preparation for [[ICANN 73]], ICANN has released its [https://meetings.icann.org/en/remote73/icann73-policy-outlook-report-16feb22-en Policy Outlook Report], describing the status of [[Policy Development Process]]es that are underway and identifying relevant sessions at the meeting.

* In response, on March 3, 2022, [[ICANN CEO]] [[Goran Marby]], denied the request, [https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/03/tech/ukraine-russia-internet-icann/index.html explaining], "...The Internet is a decentralized system. No one actor has the ability to control it or shut it down...Our mission does not extend to taking punitive actions, issuing sanctions, or restricting access against segments of the Internet -- regardless of the provocations."

* In preparation for [[ICANN 73]], ICANN released its [https://meetings.icann.org/en/remote73/icann73-policy-outlook-report-16feb22-en Policy Outlook Report], describing the status of [[Policy Development Process]]es that are underway and identifying relevant sessions at the meeting.

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