According to him, the goal of the sovereign Internet bill is to prevent Russia from being cut off from the global network if it comes to someone’s mind.
“In fact, they can cut off anything. When we started clashes with the Americans, the issue of cutting us off from the payment verification system was absolutely seriously discussed, ”Medvedev said.
He called it a blow under the breath and, in effect, a declaration of war.
“Why not wrap this faucet connected to the Internet? Moreover, the registration of domain names, a number of other functions, due to how the Internet has developed, are carried out in the USA. And we are not sure that at some point, in order to make us happy, they will not disconnect us from something, ”the head of government said.
Earlier, the Kremlin said that interference from the United States in the work of the Internet in Russia is "probably possible."