Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC and the Russian government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 18 April in Minsk, Belarus ahead of a Roundtable Meeting taking place there. The MoU formalises the existing relationship between the RIPE NCC and the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation. Specifically, it focuses on promoting the RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) and IPv6 deployment. You can learn more in the news announcement: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/ripe-ncc-and-russian-go... You can also find the MoU itself, along with the other agreements we have with external organisations, on the RIPE NCC website: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/what-we-do/engagement-external-organisations Please let us know if you have any questions or comments. Kind regards, Paul Rendek Director of External Relations RIPE NCC