Moscow tells 13 mostly U.S. tech firms they must set up in Russia by 2022


FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with head of the Federal Taxation Service (FTS) Daniil Egorov in Moscow, Russia November 22, 2021. Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Pool via REUTERS

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia has demanded that 13 foreign and mostly U.S. technology companies be officially represented on Russian soil by the end of 2021 or face possible restrictions or outright bans.

The demand, from state communications regulator Roskomnadzor late on Monday, gave few details of what exactly the companies were required to do and targeted some firms that already have Russian offices.

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