Russia’s communications regulator has blocked the news service of Google, accusing it of allowing access to fake news about the country’s attack on Ukraine. “We have confirmed that some people are having difficulty accessing the Google News app and website in Russia. It is not because of any technical issues,” the company said in a statement.

“We have worked hard to keep information services like Google News available to people in Russia for as long as possible,” Google added. “Google provided access to many publications and materials having fake and publicly important information about the military operation on Ukraine,” media reports quoted the regulator.