Putin signed a decree requiring all owners of private data processing centers (DPCs) to reserve 10% of the space and capacity. If necessary, they will be used to "provide support for the functioning of information resources on the territory of the Russian Federation." The document also allows temporary use of computing power outside the Russian Federation, subject to agreement with the FSB. The Ministry of Digital Development was instructed to take into account the free space and capacity of non-state data centers in Russia. Earlier today, the newspaper reported that "Matavat is looking into the possibility of creating underground data processing centers with increased protection against external threats.

Putin signed a decree requiring all owners of private data processing centers (DPCs) to reserve 10% of the space and capacity. If necessary, they will be used to "provide support for the functioning of information resources on the territory of the Russian Federation." The document also allows temporary use of computing power outside the Russian Federation, subject to agreement with the FSB. The Ministry of Digital Development was instructed to take into account the free space and capacity of non-state data centers in Russia. Earlier today, the newspaper reported that "Matavat is looking into the possibility of creating underground data processing centers with increased protection against external threats.