It seems nobody here actually read the OP, jumping straight to the flamewar in comments. Lumen and Cogent already stopped peering with Russian ISPs. It's not R

It seems nobody here actually read the OP, jumping straight to the flamewar in comments. Lumen and Cogent already stopped peering with Russian ISPs. It's not Russian government, and they are doing the dirty work for the Russian government. This is not about punishment or providing services, this is about peering and basic connectivity at the backbone level. It can break the Internet as the common medium, and not just for Russia. This sets the precedent that undermines decades of development and can make the biggest contribution to peace in the history of humanity fall apart into different bubbles.