Luke Rodeheffer
On March 1, a new directive will come into effect that grants the Russian Communications Authority (RosKomNadZor) legal means to direct and manage national internet traffic. It will coordinate with providers to maintain functionality in the event of a crisis, interruption, or cyberattack. The decision to take such measures will be made by an interagency committee formed by Russia’s Ministry of Digital Technologies, Communications Authority, and Federal Security Service (FSB) (Official Publication of Legal Acts of Russia, October 27, 2025; GoGovRu, November 18, 2025). A flurry of discussion has spread across the Russian press and social media over the past several months surrounding the new directive. Some in the Russian press took the vaguely worded directive to indicate that the state was seeking to expand RosKomNadZor’s powers to allow a potential disconnection from the global internet space for national security reasons.
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