[address-policy-wg] EU sanctions against Russia

W dniu 19.03.2022 o 06:59, Taras Heichenko pisze:
> Peace.
>
> I am glad to see that RIPE NCC is legally clean. There are questions about humanism but of course this is not a cope of work of RIPE NCC.

In my opinion - it is not.
RIPE NCC claims to operate in accordance with its own policies, that are 
created by the community.

Meanwhile, we have a selective treatment of Members in terms of payments 
without:
a) RIPE NCC resolutions
b) without annexes to contracts with users.
c) policy change
Neither the Agreement nor the existing policies allow for discretionary 
behavior like "this user may not pay, and others must" without formal 
authorization.

Of course Ukraine as an attacked country can and must be treated with 
any aid, including exemption from payments, when possible. But it has to 
be passed by a resolution of the RIPE NCC ordinance. The resolution may 
contain one sentence: "We do not issue invoices to Ukrainian members 
until the end of the war." Vote: who is in favor? All? The End.

On the other end is Russia, as a country that has been subject to 
sanctions. It should not be of our interest, that they cannot pay. In 
result, recognizing that Russia users may not pay, because they have 
"banking difficulties" means, that no one from Russia will pay. Without 
any consequences. Although they probably can pay. Letting go at this 
point is very unfair to other Members.

I also have a difficult in payment because the Euro exchange rate is 
very high. Does it interest someone?

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