'The situation isn’t looking good' — Russia halts VPN fees, but the Kremlin's war against censorship circumvention tools doubles down
Russia has postponed the enforcement of VPN fees until after the September elections, providing temporary relief to users. However, the Kremlin has intensified its crackdown on VPN services, implementing more aggressive restrictions. Many popular VPNs and Telegram proxies are reportedly facing significant connectivity issues due to these new measures.
- ▪Russian authorities have extended the deadline for enforcing VPN fees until after the September elections.
- ▪A new wave of aggressive VPN restrictions has been reported, affecting many services.
- ▪The founder of Amenzia VPN confirmed that IP addresses are being blocked on a massive scale.
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VPN VPN Privacy & Security 'The situation isn’t looking good' — Russia halts VPN fees, but the Kremlin's war against censorship circumvention tools doubles down News By Chiara Castro published 29 May 2026 A new major wave of blocks has left residents with very few means of going back online When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Future + Photo by Maksim Konstantinov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images + Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Russian authorities have extended the deadline for…
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