Presidential Internet Advisor allowed Microsoft to be expelled from Russia

Presidential Internet Adviser German Klimenko said that Microsoft "may be asked" to leave Russia, reports . RBC

Details

• Quote : “It is clear that in today’s fragmented world, when [Laboratory] Kaspersky is asked to leave America, and we will most likely ask Microsoft to leave us, this will be interesting to watch,” Klimenko said at the round table “From Roskomnadzor to Roskomsvoboda: Internet Stakeholders on Borders and Fragmentation”, which took place on the evening of Monday, May 28.
• A Microsoft representative did not comment on German Klimenko's statement.

Context

• Kaspersky Lab could be the next Russian company to be hit by US sanctions, told two senior officials The Bell. One of them estimates this probability at 99%, referring to the lobbyists with whom the company cooperates. According to him, the expansion of sanctions against Russia is expected within a few months. Another interlocutor who spoke with people in American government agencies confirms that the US authorities are “extremely determined” on the issue of imposing sanctions against the company.
• In September 2017, the US Department of Homeland Security ordered all US government agencies to stop using Kaspersky Lab products within three months. The company is challenging this in court.