In a sharp blow to the Kremlin's public image abroad, Google announced they would be closing their engineering offices in the country. Google spokesman says that the Russiya market is important and they will continue to seek partnerships and promote advertising opportunities for business entities across the national market. Within the past 6 months, Putin's regulators have passed laws that aim to control access to the internet and to filter information available within the country's borders. These moves are contrary to Google's business model(s).
Other internet companies have noted that Google is a bellwether when its actions provoke counter measures by repressive regimes that do not want free access to truth and dissent that is often found on sites accessible on the open internet.
So, Mad Vlad and his clones persist in their retro movement to turn the clocks back on the Russyian nation and all its inhabitants. Sadly, this can only lead to the inevitable outcome: breakup.
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