[At-Large] [ccwg-internet-governance] UA asking ICANN to introduce sanctions targeting Russian Federation’s access to the Internet: nabok at thedigital.gov.ua to ICANN: "Ukraine urgently need ICANN's support"
Oksana Prykhodko
sana.pryhod at gmail.com
Tue Mar 1 15:42:10 UTC 2022
Dear Antony,
Thank you so much!
I urgently needed these words!
Will be happy to welcome you to Kyiv after our victory!
Kind regards,
Oksana
On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 5:37 PM Antony Van Couvering <avc at avc.vc> wrote:
> +1 Oksana!
>
> Neutrality as a response to murder is not neutral.
>
> What is the use of “civil society” organizations if they won’t even speak
> up in support protect civil society, much less do anything about it?
>
> Even politicians have woken up. Even the German government has woken up.
> Even the Swiss government has woken up! Meanwhile some people at ICANN are
> content to repeat empty phrases about not getting involved because it
> doesn’t help civil society in their country. So much for “one world, one
> internet.”
>
> Oksana, the nation and people of Ukraine have captured our hearts and some
> of us know that you are fighting for all of us. ICANN could have a role,
> but too many of the people here have been repeating their threadbare
> mantras for so long that they have forgotten what they mean.
>
> On Mar 1, 2022, at 07:12, Oksana Prykhodko via At-Large <
> at-large at atlarge-lists.icann.org> wrote:
>
>
> Dear all,
>
> Thank you so much for all your comments!
>
> Nuclear bombing of Ukraine - will it be enough to change your neutral
> position?
>
> Will try to record bomb allert in Kyiv just now and to send you.
>
> Thank you so much!
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 5:00 PM SCHWEIGHOFER Erich Prof. Dr. Dr.. <
> erich.schweighofer at univie.ac.at> wrote:
>
>> Oksana,
>>
>> we know and we are aware of the very difficult and dangerous situation.
>> EU will support you.
>> However, removing Russia from the Internet does not help supporting the
>> civil society in this country for a democratic change. ICANN is a neutral
>> platform, not taking a position in this conflict but allowing States to act
>> accordingly, e.g. blocking all traffic from a particular state.
>>
>> Erich
>>
>> SCHWEIGHOFER Erich ao. Univ.-Prof. (UniWien,
>> Rechtsinformatik, Europarecht, Internationales Multistakeholderrecht) Mag.
>> rer.soc.oec. Dr. iur. Dr. rer.soc.oec. Lg.IntStud
>> (freigestellt für die Europäische Kommission, Rue de la Loi 130, 1040
>> Brussel BE, erich.schweighofer at ec.europa.eu, Tel. +32 2 29 52283)
>> Rechtsinformatik an der Uni-Wien Sprecher des Vorstands der ARI
>> Arbeitsgruppe Rechtsinformatik, Juridicum, Universität Wien Vorsitz:
>> iris-conferences.eu Präsident: WZRI LII-Austria CEILI
>> RI@ ADRI
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>> (auch Abteilung für Völkerrecht), Schottenbastei 10-16/2/5, Zi. 546, 1010
>> Wien AT, Tel. +43 1 4277 35305 (Anrufbeantworter)
>> https://rechtsinformatik.univie.ac.at, https://rechtsinformatik.ACADEMY,
>> https://iris-conferences.eu, https://wzri.eu
>> office at rechtsinformatik.ACADEMY; office at iris-conferences.eu;
>> rechtsinformatik at univie.ac.at; Erich.Schweighofer at univie.ac.at
>>
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>> ________________________________________
>> Von: Oksana Prykhodko [sana.pryhod at gmail.com]
>> Gesendet: Dienstag, 1. März 2022 15:45
>> An: SCHWEIGHOFER Erich Prof. Dr. Dr..
>> Cc: jkuleszaicann at gmail.com; At-Large Worldwide;
>> ccwg-internet-governance at icann.org
>> Betreff: Re: [ccwg-internet-governance] [At-Large] UA asking ICANN to
>> introduce sanctions targeting Russian Federation’s access to the Internet:
>> nabok at thedigital.gov.ua to ICANN: "Ukraine urgently need ICANN's support"
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I am representative of civil society of Ukraine. I am bombed for 6th day
>> in Kyiv. I have problems with Internet.
>>
>> Please, do not to believe that Chernobyl in putler`s hands will ensure
>> safe living in Western Europe.
>>
>> Come here to Kyiv to see putler`s action.
>>
>> Just now - bomb alert.
>>
>> Слава Україні! Героям слава! Смерть ворогам!
>>
>> Oksana
>>
>> official Ukrainian letter to Goran Marby is here:
>>
>> https://eump.org/
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 4:20 PM SCHWEIGHOFER Erich Prof. Dr. Dr.. via
>> ccwg-internet-governance <ccwg-internet-governance at icann.org<mailto:
>> ccwg-internet-governance at icann.org>> wrote:
>> Dear all,
>> Joanna,
>>
>> a first comment:
>> I would plead for neutrality of information and communication
>> infrastructure also in case of an armed conflict. Responsible persons and
>> their armies should be punished, not the civil society. Blocking tools may
>> be used based on domain names and IP addresses, decided by MS and compliant
>> with international law.
>>
>> Erich
>>
>> SCHWEIGHOFER Erich ao. Univ.-Prof. (UniWien,
>> Rechtsinformatik, Europarecht, Internationales Multistakeholderrecht) Mag.
>> rer.soc.oec. Dr. iur. Dr. rer.soc.oec. Lg.IntStud
>> (freigestellt für die Europäische Kommission, Rue de la Loi 130, 1040
>> Brussel BE, erich.schweighofer at ec.europa.eu<mailto:
>> erich.schweighofer at ec.europa.eu>, Tel. +32 2 29 52283)
>> Rechtsinformatik an der Uni-Wien Sprecher des Vorstands der ARI
>> Arbeitsgruppe Rechtsinformatik, Juridicum, Universität Wien Vorsitz:
>> iris-conferences.eu<http://iris-conferences.eu> Präsident: WZRI
>> LII-Austria CEILI RI@ ADRI
>> Institut für Europarecht, Internationales Recht und Rechtsvergleichung
>> (auch Abteilung für Völkerrecht), Schottenbastei 10-16/2/5, Zi. 546, 1010
>> Wien AT, Tel. +43 1 4277 35305 (Anrufbeantworter)
>> https://rechtsinformatik.univie.ac.at, https://rechtsinformatik.ACADEMY,
>> https://iris-conferences.eu, https://wzri.eu
>> office at rechtsinformatik.ACADEMY; office at iris-conferences.eu<mailto:
>> office at iris-conferences.eu>; rechtsinformatik at univie.ac.at<mailto:
>> rechtsinformatik at univie.ac.at>; Erich.Schweighofer at univie.ac.at<mailto:
>> Erich.Schweighofer at univie.ac.at>
>>
>> Bitte um Teilnahme und Beiträge:
>> IRI§22 https://iris-conferences.eu, 23.-26.02.22, Salzburg & IRI§ Zoom
>> Conference Space 2. Event: RT 16.12.21 LII-Austria: Anonymisierung und
>> Datenschutz
>> Jusletter IT http://jusletter-it.eu Schriftenreihe Arbeitsgruppe
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>> Von: At-Large [at-large-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:
>> at-large-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org>] im Auftrag von Joanna Kulesza
>> via At-Large [at-large at atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:
>> at-large at atlarge-lists.icann.org>]
>> Gesendet: Dienstag, 1. März 2022 14:50
>> An: 'At-Large Worldwide'
>> Cc: ccwg-internet-governance at icann.org<mailto:
>> ccwg-internet-governance at icann.org>
>> Betreff: [At-Large] UA asking ICANN to introduce sanctions targeting
>> Russian Federation’s access to the Internet: nabok at thedigital.gov.ua
>> <mailto:nabok at thedigital.gov.ua> to ICANN: "Ukraine urgently need
>> ICANN's support"
>>
>> FYI: nabok at thedigital.gov.ua<mailto:nabok at thedigital.gov.ua><mailto:
>> nabok at thedigital.gov.ua<mailto:nabok at thedigital.gov.ua>> to ICANN:
>> Ukraine urgently need ICANN's support:
>> see the thread here: https://pastebin.com/DLbmYahS and pasted below for
>> direct reference:
>>
>> From: "Набок, Андрій" nabok at thedigital.gov.ua<mailto:
>> nabok at thedigital.gov.ua><mailto:nabok at thedigital.gov.ua<mailto:
>> nabok at thedigital.gov.ua>>
>> Date: Monday, February 28, 2022 at 10:59 AM
>> To: goran.marby at icann.org<mailto:goran.marby at icann.org><mailto:
>> goran.marby at icann.org<mailto:goran.marby at icann.org>>
>> goran.marby at icann.org<mailto:goran.marby at icann.org><mailto:
>> goran.marby at icann.org<mailto:goran.marby at icann.org>>
>> Cc: kim.davies at iana.org<mailto:kim.davies at iana.org><mailto:
>> kim.davies at iana.org<mailto:kim.davies at iana.org>> kim.davies at iana.org
>> <mailto:kim.davies at iana.org><mailto:kim.davies at iana.org<mailto:
>> kim.davies at iana.org>>, webmaster webmaster at arin.net<mailto:
>> webmaster at arin.net><mailto:webmaster at arin.net<mailto:webmaster at arin.net>>,
>> secretariat at nro.net<mailto:secretariat at nro.net><mailto:
>> secretariat at nro.net<mailto:secretariat at nro.net>> secretariat at nro.net
>> <mailto:secretariat at nro.net><mailto:secretariat at nro.net<mailto:
>> secretariat at nro.net>>, chengetai.masango at un.org<mailto:
>> chengetai.masango at un.org><mailto:chengetai.masango at un.org<mailto:
>> chengetai.masango at un.org>> chengetai.masango at un.org<mailto:
>> chengetai.masango at un.org><mailto:chengetai.masango at un.org<mailto:
>> chengetai.masango at un.org>>, luna.madi at icann.org<mailto:
>> luna.madi at icann.org><mailto:luna.madi at icann.org<mailto:
>> luna.madi at icann.org>> luna.madi at icann.org<mailto:luna.madi at icann.org
>> ><mailto:luna.madi at icann.org<mailto:luna.madi at icann.org>>
>> Subject: Ukraine urgently need ICANN's support
>> Dear mr. President and Chief Executive Officer,
>> As a representative of Ukraine in GAC ICANN, I’m sending you this letter
>> on behalf of the people of Ukraine, asking you to address an urgent need to
>> introduce strict sanctions against the Russian Federation in the field of
>> DNS regulation, in response to its acts of aggression towards Ukraine and
>> its citizens.
>>
>> On the 24th of February 2022 the army of the Russian Federation engaged
>> in a full-scale war against Ukraine and breached its territorial integrity,
>> leading to casualties among both military staff and civilians.
>>
>> By proceeding to a so-called “military operation” aiming at “denazifying”
>> and “demilitarizing” Ukraine under the pretext of its own national
>> security, the Russian Federation breached numerous clauses of International
>> Law. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a clear act of aggression and a
>> manifest violation of Article 2.4 of the UN Charter, which prohibits the
>> “use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence
>> of any State”. Also Russia is using it's weapon to target civilian
>> infrastructure such as residential apartments, kindergartens, hospitals
>> etc., which is prohibited by the Article 51(3) of Additional Protocol I and
>> Article 13(3) of Additional Protocol II to the Geneva Conventions.
>> These atrocious crimes have been made possible mainly due to the Russian
>> propaganda machinery using websites continuously spreading disinformation,
>> hate speech, promoting violence and hiding the truth regarding the war in
>> Ukraine. Ukrainian IT infrastructure has undergone numerous attacks from
>> the Russian side impeding citizens’ and government’s ability to communicate.
>> Moreover, it’s becoming clear that this aggression could spread much
>> further around the globe as the Russian Federation puts the nuclear
>> deterrent on “special alert” and threatens both Sweden and Finland with
>> “military and political consequences” if these states join NATO. Such
>> developments are unacceptable in the civilized, peaceful world, in the XXI
>> century.
>> Therefore, I’m strongly asking you to introduce the following list of
>> sanctions targeting Russian Federation’s access to the Internet:
>> Revoke, permanently or temporarily, the domains “.ru”, “.рф” and “.su”.
>> This list is not exhaustive and may also include other domains issued in
>> the Russian Federation.
>>
>> Contribute to the revoking for SSL certificates for the abovementioned
>> domains.
>> Shut down DNS root servers situated in the Russian Federation, namely:
>>
>> Saint Petersburg, RU (IPv4 199.7.83.42)
>> Moscow, RU (IPv4 199.7.83.42, 3 instances)
>>
>> Apart from these measures, I will be sending a separate request to RIPE
>> NCC asking to withdraw the right to use all IPv4 and IPv6 addresses by all
>> Russian members of RIPE NCC (LIRs - Local Internet Registries), and to
>> block the DNS root servers that it is operating.
>>
>> All of these measures will help users seek for reliable information in
>> alternative domain zones, preventing propaganda and disinformation.
>> Leaders, governments and organizations all over the world are in favor of
>> introducing sanctions towards the Russian Federation since they aim at
>> putting the aggression towards Ukraine and other countries to an end. I ask
>> you kindly to seriously consider such measures and implement them as
>> quickly as possible. Help to save the lives of people in our country.
>>
>> Also, the above was signed by the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine -
>> Minister of Digital Transformation, the appendix is attached to this email.
>> --------------
>> Sincerely, Andrii Nabok
>>
>> Representative of Ukraine in GAC ICANN
>>
>> RAW Paste Data
>> From: "Набок, Андрій" nabok at thedigital.gov.ua<mailto:
>> nabok at thedigital.gov.ua><mailto:nabok at thedigital.gov.ua<mailto:
>> nabok at thedigital.gov.ua>>
>> Date: Monday, February 28, 2022 at 10:59 AM
>> To: goran.marby at icann.org<mailto:goran.marby at icann.org><mailto:
>> goran.marby at icann.org<mailto:goran.marby at icann.org>>
>> goran.marby at icann.org<mailto:goran.marby at icann.org><mailto:
>> goran.marby at icann.org<mailto:goran.marby at icann.org>>
>> Cc: kim.davies at iana.org<mailto:kim.davies at iana.org><mailto:
>> kim.davies at iana.org<mailto:kim.davies at iana.org>> kim.davies at iana.org
>> <mailto:kim.davies at iana.org><mailto:kim.davies at iana.org<mailto:
>> kim.davies at iana.org>>, webmaster webmaster at arin.net<mailto:
>> webmaster at arin.net><mailto:webmaster at arin.net<mailto:webmaster at arin.net>>,
>> secretariat at nro.net<mailto:secretariat at nro.net><mailto:
>> secretariat at nro.net<mailto:secretariat at nro.net>> secretariat at nro.net
>> <mailto:secretariat at nro.net><mailto:secretariat at nro.net<mailto:
>> secretariat at nro.net>>, chengetai.masango at un.org<mailto:
>> chengetai.masango at un.org><mailto:chengetai.masango at un.org<mailto:
>> chengetai.masango at un.org>> chengetai.masango at un.org<mailto:
>> chengetai.masango at un.org><mailto:chengetai.masango at un.org<mailto:
>> chengetai.masango at un.org>>, luna.madi at icann.org<mailto:
>> luna.madi at icann.org><mailto:luna.madi at icann.org<mailto:
>> luna.madi at icann.org>> luna.madi at icann.org<mailto:luna.madi at icann.org
>> ><mailto:luna.madi at icann.org<mailto:luna.madi at icann.org>>
>> Subject: Ukraine urgently need ICANN's support
>> Dear mr. President and Chief Executive Officer,
>> As a representative of Ukraine in GAC ICANN, I’m sending you this letter
>> on behalf of the people of Ukraine, asking you to address an urgent need to
>> introduce strict sanctions against the Russian Federation in the field of
>> DNS regulation, in response to its acts of aggression towards Ukraine and
>> its citizens.
>>
>> On the 24th of February 2022 the army of the Russian Federation engaged
>> in a full-scale war against Ukraine and breached its territorial integrity,
>> leading to casualties among both military staff and civilians.
>>
>> By proceeding to a so-called “military operation” aiming at “denazifying”
>> and “demilitarizing” Ukraine under the pretext of its own national
>> security, the Russian Federation breached numerous clauses of International
>> Law. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a clear act of aggression and a
>> manifest violation of Article 2.4 of the UN Charter, which prohibits the
>> “use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence
>> of any State”. Also Russia is using it's weapon to target civilian
>> infrastructure such as residential apartments, kindergartens, hospitals
>> etc., which is prohibited by the Article 51(3) of Additional Protocol I and
>> Article 13(3) of Additional Protocol II to the Geneva Conventions.
>>
>> These atrocious crimes have been made possible mainly due to the Russian
>> propaganda machinery using websites continuously spreading disinformation,
>> hate speech, promoting violence and hiding the truth regarding the war in
>> Ukraine. Ukrainian IT infrastructure has undergone numerous attacks from
>> the Russian side impeding citizens’ and government’s ability to communicate.
>>
>> Moreover, it’s becoming clear that this aggression could spread much
>> further around the globe as the Russian Federation puts the nuclear
>> deterrent on “special alert” and threatens both Sweden and Finland with
>> “military and political consequences” if these states join NATO. Such
>> developments are unacceptable in the civilized, peaceful world, in the XXI
>> century.
>>
>> Therefore, I’m strongly asking you to introduce the following list of
>> sanctions targeting Russian Federation’s access to the Internet:
>>
>> Revoke, permanently or temporarily, the domains “.ru”, “.рф” and “.su”.
>> This list is not exhaustive and may also include other domains issued in
>> the Russian Federation.
>>
>> Contribute to the revoking for SSL certificates for the abovementioned
>> domains.
>>
>> Shut down DNS root servers situated in the Russian Federation, namely:
>>
>>
>> Saint Petersburg, RU (IPv4 199.7.83.42)
>>
>> Moscow, RU (IPv4 199.7.83.42, 3 instances)
>>
>>
>> Apart from these measures, I will be sending a separate request to RIPE
>> NCC asking to withdraw the right to use all IPv4 and IPv6 addresses by all
>> Russian members of RIPE NCC (LIRs - Local Internet Registries), and to
>> block the DNS root servers that it is operating.
>>
>>
>> All of these measures will help users seek for reliable information in
>> alternative domain zones, preventing propaganda and disinformation.
>> Leaders, governments and organizations all over the world are in favor of
>> introducing sanctions towards the Russian Federation since they aim at
>> putting the aggression towards Ukraine and other countries to an end. I ask
>> you kindly to seriously consider such measures and implement them as
>> quickly as possible. Help to save the lives of people in our country.
>>
>>
>> Also, the above was signed by the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine -
>> Minister of Digital Transformation, the appendix is attached to this email.
>>
>> --------------
>> Sincerely, Andrii Nabok
>> Representative of Ukraine in GAC ICANN
>> Public Pastes
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