Finland to Cut Cable Lines Carrying Up to 70% of Russia's Foreign Web Traffic
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- Finland's grid operator Fingrid will stop servicing power pylons carrying fiber-optic cables to Russia starting next year.
- The fiber-optic lines carry 60-70% of Russia's total international web traffic.
- The decision follows Russia halting electricity exports in 2022, making maintenance economically unviable.
- Russian telecom providers are negotiating with private Finnish firms to find alternative routing options.
- The EU recently sanctioned nearly 90 additional Russian banks, cutting off more than half of Russia's internationally connected financial institutions.