Baltic state to restrict Russian emails Estonia will implement a measure to restrict emails sent to government institutions from Russia’s .ru domain, citing elevated cyber risk. Justice and Digital Affairs Minister Liisa Pakosta announced that these emails will undergo additional checks, slowing down response times, in a procedure described as a ‘quarantine.’ This action comes amidst existing restrictions on ethnic Russians and follows the escalation of the Ukraine conflict.

• Estonia will restrict emails from Russian .ru domain addresses to government institutions.
• The measure is described as a ‘quarantine’ to address ‘elevated cyber risk.’
• Emails from .ru addresses will face increased response times due to additional checks.
• The restriction is set to take effect on August 31.
• The move is framed within Estonia’s broader policies concerning ethnic Russians and Soviet history.