Hey all,

While I agree RIPE NCC should not get involved in political debates, they should, however, make sure all papers are legal in the nation they were issued. As for disputed regions, I realize it is difficult and something perhaps not possible for RIPE NCC to decide who is right in an interim period, and just what a "nation" constitutes. We have to remember that changes in geography usually happens as a result of some sort of war or invasion, and is rarely something all involved parties agree on (except in post-war situations in the form of treaties - and even then, it's a compromise at best after having lost).

However, having said that, it is curious I had to send about 25 documents back and forth while renaming a LIR and moving it to a different geographical location. The requirements for legal papers issued in both countries were a must then, and I had to submit information from various government entities in both nations. So I do wonder a bit why this was so easily pushed through. Was it perhaps pushed through simply BECAUSE the RIPE NCC felt it was a political issue and not something they should touch (so perhaps they didn't apply full scrutiny to documentation out of fear for touching the untouchables?).

If I am entirely out of line or out of sync with procedures, I apologize.

Just an observation.

PS. To mailing list admin: please ignore my email in the queue sent from team@robtex.com. My subscribed email is johan@robtex.com, so naturally that bounced. DS.

- Johan Boger, AS48285.

On Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 2:23 PM, Samorukov,Alexey <samm@net-art.cz> wrote:

To clarify matters relating to the discussion on LIRs from the Donetsk
area, I would like to remind you of the RIPE NCC Executive Board's
resolution on continuity to service to all members. Please see the
statement at:

https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/executive-board-resolution-on-continuity-of-services-to-all-ripe-ncc-members

The RIPE NCC needs to confirm that an entity exists. Dutch law does not
restrict the RIPE NCC from using any means it finds appropriate as proof
that a legal entity exists. Documents issued by any national authority
are considered to be sufficient proof.

Thank you for reply, it would be great to have some clarifications, if possible.

Does it mean that organization "Center of Internet services in DNR” is exists in Russia? I cant find any references to it in the registries. Also it is not clear what is “national authority” here. Admin-c and tech-c numbers are with Ukrainian prefix. Lugansk is Ukrainian city. DNR itself is a terroristic organization which is located in the Donetsk area (not Lugansk, btw). Could you please check and confirm that all documents were checked properly?

Thank you.

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