Sanctions against Russia
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Yeah, Turkey.
Responding to the Treaty...
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/russia-ukraine-latest-news-2022-02-26/card/uDQCa9dMZsNGZLQsfWYg
Turkey’s foreign minister said Sunday that the situation in Ukraine had become a war, a legal distinction that paves the way for Ankara to potentially ban Russian warships from entering the Black Sea through a strategic chokepoint.
Turkey’s government had said on Friday it was working to determine whether a state of war existed in the region. In wartime, Ankara can block some warships from countries involved in the conflict from accessing the Black Sea under the 1936 Montreux Convention.
“We came to the conclusion that the situation in Ukraine has transformed into a war,” said Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, speaking on CNN Turk. “We will implement all articles of Montreux transparently.”
Ukraine asked Turkey on Thursday, the first day of the invasion, to close the Bosphorus and Dardanelles Straits to Russian warships.
The request put pressure on Turkey, a NATO member that also has close ties to Russia. Turkey has fought Russian proxies in Syria and Libya and also sent armed drones to Ukraine, while President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has also developed a close relationship with Vladimir Putin.
The Montreux Convention, which grants Turkey control over the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits, allows Turkey to ban ships not based in the Black Sea under certain circumstances during times of war.
Turkey has invoked a “state of war” to ban warships only one other time in history, during the Second World War when it blocked Germany and Italy from using the Turkish straits to access the Black Sea. Ankara rejected an American request to move warships to the Black Sea in 2008, citing tonnage limits on naval vessels sent from outside the region.
wrote on 28 Feb 2022, 21:59 last edited byMore on how the Treaty and Turkey govern warship access to the Black Sea:
https://www.ejiltalk.org/can-turkey-close-the-turkish-straits-to-russian-warships/
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wrote on 1 Mar 2022, 12:22 last edited by
"Get your stuff off my server!"
Namecheap terminates services for Russians, asks them to move domains
Domain registrar Namecheap is emailing customers registered in Russia saying it will no longer provide them with services because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
"Unfortunately, due to the Russian regime's war crimes and human rights violations in Ukraine, we will no longer be providing services to users registered in Russia," the company says in the emails sent earlier today.
"While we sympathize that this war may not affect your own views or opinion on the matter, the fact is, your authoritarian government is committing human rights abuses and engaging in war crimes so this is a policy decision we have made and will stand by."
Namecheap also asked Russian users to move their top-level domains to other providers until March 6 and offered to help those who reach out for assistance with the move.
The company added that all affected domains would be automatically configured to display 403 Forbidden HTTP errors.
"If you hold any top-level domains with us, we ask that you transfer them to another provider by March 6, 2022," Namecheap added.
"Additionally, and with immediate effect, you will no longer be able to use Namecheap Hosting, EasyWP, and Private Email with a domain provided by another registrar in zones .ru, .xn--p1ai (рф), .by, .xn--90ais (бел), and .su.
"All websites will resolve to 403 Forbidden, however, you can contact us to assist you with your transfer to another provider."
Namecheap's CEO also told Russians angry about the company's decision that they have a lot of other providers they can choose to get the same services.
"We haven't blocked the domains, we are asking people to move. There are plenty of other choices out there when it comes to infrastructure services so this isn't 'deplatforming'," Namecheap CEO Richard Kirkendall explained.
"People that are getting angry need to point that at the cause, their own government. If more grace time is necessary for some to move, we will provide it."
Namecheap is a US-based technology company and an ICANN-accredited domain registrar with over 1,700 employees across 18 countries.
It provides domain registration, DNS, web hosting, and other services to over 2 million customers worldwide and manages more than 14 million domain
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wrote on 1 Mar 2022, 16:19 last edited by
I would imagine this is how the russian citizenry will find out about international sentiment towards russia's invasion.
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I would imagine this is how the russian citizenry will find out about international sentiment towards russia's invasion.
wrote on 1 Mar 2022, 16:27 last edited by@89th said in Sanctions?:
I would imagine this is how the russian citizenry will find out about international sentiment towards russia's invasion.
It may take a little longer, but I suspect word is spreading pretty rapidly. I can just imagine what the older folks think, having lived under the Soviets. I wonder what the younger people think?
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@89th said in Sanctions?:
I would imagine this is how the russian citizenry will find out about international sentiment towards russia's invasion.
It may take a little longer, but I suspect word is spreading pretty rapidly. I can just imagine what the older folks think, having lived under the Soviets. I wonder what the younger people think?
wrote on 1 Mar 2022, 16:33 last edited by@Jolly said in Sanctions?:
I wonder what the younger people think?
"You mean EVERYONE is against us? How can that be?"
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@89th said in Sanctions?:
I would imagine this is how the russian citizenry will find out about international sentiment towards russia's invasion.
It may take a little longer, but I suspect word is spreading pretty rapidly. I can just imagine what the older folks think, having lived under the Soviets. I wonder what the younger people think?
wrote on 1 Mar 2022, 16:33 last edited byAccording to MIL, people our age or older are not buying any of the BS. People under 30 though are buying it hook, line and sinker. The middle generation is mixed although the sanctions will definitely hit them hardest especially in the large cities. The rural areas though are firmly behind Putin.
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According to MIL, people our age or older are not buying any of the BS. People under 30 though are buying it hook, line and sinker. The middle generation is mixed although the sanctions will definitely hit them hardest especially in the large cities. The rural areas though are firmly behind Putin.
wrote on 1 Mar 2022, 16:42 last edited by@Renauda said in Sanctions?:
People under 30 though are buying it hook, line and sinker.
Until their iPhones stop working.
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@Renauda said in Sanctions?:
People under 30 though are buying it hook, line and sinker.
Until their iPhones stop working.
wrote on 1 Mar 2022, 16:50 last edited byGood point.
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wrote on 1 Mar 2022, 16:51 last edited by
Russia is getting deplatformed from the world. The war in Ukraine is in many ways a traditional military clash involving tanks, missiles, diplomats, and supply lines. But nonstate actors have started taking sides—well, taking one side—in ways that the world hasn't seen before, with private sector businesses and international organizations responding to Russia's attack on its neighbor by cutting ties with Moscow, and in some cases sacrificing huge sums of money. Combined with the sanctions imposed by the United States and Europe (and perhaps motivated by them too), this mass exodus of foreign capital is demonstrating how the market can punish even powerful states for dangerous and unjustified behavior.
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Russia is getting deplatformed from the world. The war in Ukraine is in many ways a traditional military clash involving tanks, missiles, diplomats, and supply lines. But nonstate actors have started taking sides—well, taking one side—in ways that the world hasn't seen before, with private sector businesses and international organizations responding to Russia's attack on its neighbor by cutting ties with Moscow, and in some cases sacrificing huge sums of money. Combined with the sanctions imposed by the United States and Europe (and perhaps motivated by them too), this mass exodus of foreign capital is demonstrating how the market can punish even powerful states for dangerous and unjustified behavior.
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@Renauda said in Sanctions?:
People under 30 though are buying it hook, line and sinker.
Until their iPhones stop working.
wrote on 1 Mar 2022, 22:45 last edited by@Improviso said in Sanctions?:
Until their iPhones stop working.
Or they can't buy them....
https://9to5mac.com/2022/03/01/apple-ukraine-statement-pause-product-sales/
In a statement to media, Apple said it is deeply concerned about the Russian invasion and said it stands with all those who are suffering as a result of the violence. Apple said it is supporting humanitarian efforts and providing relief aid.
Apple also confirmed that it has paused all product sales and stopped exports into the Russian sales channel. It has also pulled the Russian state media apps for RT News and Sputnik News in all App Store regions outside of Russia.
Apple has also followed Google’s lead in disabling live traffic and incident reporting in Ukraine, in collaboration with local authorities.
Apple joins many other companies who are showing solidarity with Ukraine by pulling their products from the region and limiting the spread of state-backed Russian news media.
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wrote on 2 Mar 2022, 00:05 last edited by
Will Apple hire an Army when Putin starts shelling in Cupertino?
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wrote on 2 Mar 2022, 00:08 last edited by
@Copper said in Sanctions?:
Will Apple hire an Army when Putin starts shelling in Cupertino?
With $200B cash on hand, God knows they could.
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wrote on 2 Mar 2022, 00:12 last edited by
I wonder if Apple could remotely brick all Russian iPhones.
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wrote on 2 Mar 2022, 00:25 last edited by
@Klaus said in Sanctions?:
I wonder if Apple could remotely brick all Russian iPhones.
Wouldn't surprise me.
But it's a cost/benefit type of thing. It would piss off a lot of people, but, on a practical level, what effect would it have?
Just wondering.
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@Klaus said in Sanctions?:
I wonder if Apple could remotely brick all Russian iPhones.
Wouldn't surprise me.
But it's a cost/benefit type of thing. It would piss off a lot of people, but, on a practical level, what effect would it have?
Just wondering.
wrote on 2 Mar 2022, 00:34 last edited by@George-K said in Sanctions?:
@Klaus said in Sanctions?:
I wonder if Apple could remotely brick all Russian iPhones.
Wouldn't surprise me.
But it's a cost/benefit type of thing. It would piss off a lot of people, but, on a practical level, what effect would it have?
Just wondering.
It would be a stupid move, because many people everywhere wouldn't buy iPhones anymore if they knew that Apple can do that.
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@George-K said in Sanctions?:
@Klaus said in Sanctions?:
I wonder if Apple could remotely brick all Russian iPhones.
Wouldn't surprise me.
But it's a cost/benefit type of thing. It would piss off a lot of people, but, on a practical level, what effect would it have?
Just wondering.
It would be a stupid move, because many people everywhere wouldn't buy iPhones anymore if they knew that Apple can do that.
wrote on 2 Mar 2022, 00:46 last edited by@Klaus said in Sanctions?:
It would be a stupid move, because many people everywhere wouldn't buy iPhones anymore if they knew that Apple can do that.
I agree...
"I want a phone that no one can turn off."
Because phone.