Namecheap is Ukrainian, of course they won't sell you a .ru domain.
replyIs it? Wikipedia says:
reply> Namecheap is a U.S. based domain name registrar and web hosting service company headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
and in 2025 they were purchased by:
> CVC Capital Partners plc is a Jersey-based private equity and investment advisory firm
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30504812
replyTop comment is from the CEO and explains: "We have people on the ground in Ukraine being bombarded now non stop."
I'm not questioning whether or not they have Ukrainian employees, I'm questioning the statement "Namecheap is Ukrainian". That post+comment does not address that. McDonalds has employees in Vietnam but McDonalds is not Vietnamese.
replyI remember that in 2022 a sizeable part of their workforce was located in Ukraine. Too lazy to search for proof, sorry!
replyIt is. Just punch it's name in the search box down below.
replyPretty sure it is, however, the reverse is actually illegal (for US citizens to provide professional services to anyone residing in Russia) as of like 2022-ish
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