Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers approved a ban on the use of software and websites from Russia and other sanctioned countries, the government announced on Aug. 16. Kyiv had already begun blocking Russian services years before Russia’s full-scale invasion. Since 2017, platforms like VKontakte, Mail.ru, Yandex, and many websites with the .ru domain have been banned in Ukraine. The new draft law aims to introduce additional types of sanctions into Ukraine’s legislation. “Ukrainian companies will not be able to use programs created in Russia or by companies affiliated with Russia. Websites and serv…