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Putin orders PM and FSB security service to ensure key services during mobile Internet shutdowns

  • Putin ordered the government and FSB to keep key medical, information and payment services working when mobile internet is restricted.
  • Russia has at times shut mobile internet and cracked down on foreign messaging apps this year, pushing millions to use VPNs.
  • Prime Minister Mishustin and FSB chief Bortnikov must report back by July 1; Kremlin says limits are for security while vital services should remain available.
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