Analyst Permiakov said disconnecting Russia from the Internet would become a global problem

Ruslan Permiakov, Deputy Director of the NTI Competence Center “Reliable Interoperability Technologies”, on February 26. stated that the Russian Federation’s disconnection from the global Internet would cause problems for “world” communications.

He explained that other countries, such as Japan, carry their traffic through Russia.

“The global Internet is a vast computer network, connected to less than a dozen nodes, including the western and eastern borders. <...> The loss of the “Russian” work will cause problems with global relations, Permiakov said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

According to the expert, if the Russian Federation is disconnected from the Grid, it will last “for a very short time”, and at the same time Russia’s infrastructure should not suffer.

Permiakov clarified that a lot has been done in recent years in preparation for possible failures, especially technological ties with foreign server and infrastructure manufacturers, Gazeta.Ru writes.

“We have GLONASS, so there should be no critical impact on railways, air traffic control. There will be basic systems, a public service website, banking programs and more,” he said.

On Feb. 24, NBC reported that U.S. intelligence agencies had offered President Joe Biden to cut off Internet access, cut off power supplies to the Russian Federation, and disrupt railroads to “undermine Russia’s ability to continue the special operation. “Donbase. In addition, U.S. intelligence agencies are considering a “large-scale cyber attack” on Russia’s resources separately.

On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on television that in response to a call from the leaders of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR), he had decided to hold an operation to protect the Donbass. The Russian leader stressed that Moscow’s plans do not include the occupation of Ukrainian territories. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky then accused Russia of hitting military infrastructure and imposed a military situation across the country.

On February 21, DPR and LPR leaders Denis Pushilin and Leonid Paschnik asked Putin to recognize the independence of the republics. The relevant resolutions were signed on the evening of the same day. In the presence of the leaders of the republics, the President of the Russian Federation also signed agreements of friendship, cooperation and assistance.

Since 2014, the Ukrainian government has been conducting a military operation against the people of Donbass, who have refused to recognize the results of the coup and the new Ukrainian government. At the same time, Kyiv blames Moscow for the situation.