Russia Allegedly Swung at VPNs but Accidentally Hit Its Own Banking Sector Instead
THE SO WHAT
Blunt-force internet controls that knock out banking are a reminder that digital sovereignty moves are now operational risk for every cross-border business. If your infra or payments touch high-control jurisdictions, model 'policy misfire' as a first-class outage scenario, not an edge case.
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