<div dir="ltr"><div><pre class="gmail-zcmsgcnt gmail-textL" dir="auto" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-right:26px;margin-bottom:0px;padding:0.1px 0px 0px;outline:0px;border:0px;font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-family:inherit;white-space:pre-wrap">Hi Lutz,</pre><pre class="gmail-zcmsgcnt gmail-textL" dir="auto" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-right:26px;margin-bottom:0px;padding:0.1px 0px 0px;outline:0px;border:0px;font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-family:inherit;white-space:pre-wrap"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none">I do not want to take this path either. </pre><pre class="gmail-zcmsgcnt gmail-textL" dir="auto" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-right:26px;margin-bottom:0px;padding:0.1px 0px 0px;outline:0px;border:0px;font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-family:inherit;white-space:pre-wrap"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none">Unfortunately it seems that the current RIR leaders have decided to take this path.</pre><pre class="gmail-zcmsgcnt gmail-textL" dir="auto" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-right:26px;margin-bottom:0px;padding:0.1px 0px 0px;outline:0px;border:0px;font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-family:inherit;white-space:pre-wrap"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none">In fact, the Russian representative in ITU has made such a proposal some time ago, with an intention to take over the current RIR system. It seems to me the NRO’s action of requesting diplomatic status for an RIR, as well as the fact that the suspended AFRINIC CEO has requested the government to appoint directors of RIR in order to bypass a legitimate election, are executing the Russian Representative’s proposal in full.</pre></div><div></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.heise.de/news/ICANN-Versammlung-Russlands-Vorstoss-Bedrohung-fuer-die-Netzverwaltung-6229404.html">https://www.heise.de/news/ICANN-Versammlung-Russlands-Vorstoss-Bedrohung-fuer-die-Netzverwaltung-6229404.html</a><br></div><div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jul 25, 2022 at 5:00 PM Lutz Donnerhacke <<a href="mailto:L.Donnerhacke@iks-service.de">L.Donnerhacke@iks-service.de</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">> This plea, coupled with the NRO letter seeking diplomatic immunity for AFRINIC, begs the question why not just let all RIR join the ITU? <br>
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You do not want to take this path.<br>
Of course if you want to obtain IP space from your local residents' registration office only, then ITU might be an option.<br>
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