Dear members, This week we are sending out the invoices for your 2022 membership fees. We have already contacted Ukrainian members to reassure them that they do not risk losing their membership or resources if they are not able to pay or can't meet certain administrative requirements. We have also informed Russian members that they do not risk closure if sanctions-related factors mean they are unable to make payment. We should also note that we will not be invoicing Iranian and Syrian members due to the ongoing issues with our bank. There are a number of members in other countries that are similarly affected (mostly outside of our service region). We will be updating these members directly soon. At this time, our priority is to keep our members operational and to continue providing undisrupted services to all members throughout our service region. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director RIPE NCC