[ncc-services-wg] Protecting Resource Holders in Distressed Areas

Hi everyone,

I am a PI block IP address holder from Ukraine.
My opinion, that freezing all updates  is inappropriate and
contradicts with RIPE NCC goal to keep RIPE database information
reliable. It will bring more harm than benefits to the Ukrainian
Internet community.
I am surely against the idea of reviewing of requests by national
governments due to low credit to some representatives of the
government. This significant precedent will obviously open the door to
further government intervention and will shut the door for the
self-governance model of the Internet in Ukraine.

I attentively followed the discussion about Ukrainian IP  transfers
and I would like to note, that there is a reason why PI block holders
don't participate in this discussion despite the decision of transfer
restriction will affect them too. First, PI IP block holders are
small companies or their activity doesn't relate to the Internet
connectivity. Such companies usually don't have  budget or interest to
attend NCC events. That is why they have a lack of awareness of how
the RIPE community is functioning and they simply don't know how to
participate. Second, RIPE NCC encouraged PI IP holders to communicate
only through their LIRs, so it is fair to consider that LIRs of PI
block holders represent their voice here also, in case they don't do
it personally.

Best regards,
Olha Sira