Dvorkovich criticizes discrimination against residents of Crimea in access to foreign education websites
MOSCOW. Sept 14 (Interfax) - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich has called the discrimination against residents of Crimea in access to foreign education websites immoral.
"I hope our foreign partners, non-commercial organizations, will not deny residents of Crimea access to their resources and programs on a territorial basis," Dvorkovich said at the international conference on new education technologies EDCrunch on Monday.
"If it is done, it's just immoral," he said.
Dvorkovich said that Russia will independently develop its platforms, but that "partnership in this sphere can give the best results." "We hope for understanding and cooperation here," Dvorkovich said.
In spring, the non-commercial education online platform edX closed access to residents of Crimea due to the sanctions imposed by the U.S.
