Ukraine asked the internet’s governing body to remove Russian sites

The global internet domain nonprofit known as ICANN confirmed Tuesday that it has received a letter from the Ukrainian government asking it to remove Russian domains from the global web.

“We can confirm that we’ve received the letter and are reviewing it,” said spokeswoman Angelina Lopez. “We have no further comment at this time.”

Rolling Stone magazine reported earlier in the day that the Ukrainian government asked ICANN to “revoke domains issued in Russia and shut down primary Domain Name System servers in the country, a move that would effectively bar access to Russian internet sites, with the potential for knocking the entire country offline.”