Moscow’s mobile internet restored as Saint Petersburg goes offline

The Russian government on Wednesday lifted restrictions that had left Moscow residents without mobile internet for three weeks, with the Kremlin citing “security reasons”, while mobile internet remained out for the third consecutive day in St Petersburg. Some fear the outages are an attempt to isolate Russians from information coming from the outside world…

Key takeaways

Quick scan — what you need to know:

• The Russian government on Wednesday lifted restrictions that had left Moscow residents without mobile internet for three weeks, with the Kremlin citing “security reasons”, while mobile internet…
• Some fear the outages are an attempt to isolate Russians from information coming from the outside world amid a parallel effort to ramp up surveillance online.

Background

What led here, in plain terms:

• ed out for the third consecutive day in St Petersburg. Some fear the outages are an attempt to isolate Russians from information coming from the outside world amid a parallel effort to ramp up surveillance online. The…
• Full context often emerges as officials, markets, or courts add updates.

Why it matters

Why readers and decision-makers should care:

• The Russian government on Wednesday lifted restrictions that had left Moscow residents without mobile internet for three weeks, with the Kremlin citing “security reasons”, while mobile internet…
• Some fear the outages are an attempt to isolate Russians from information coming from the outside world amid a parallel effort to ramp up surveillance online.