This question is not about politics, it's purely about law.


Recently, a number of companies announced that they will be terminating contracts with anyone who has Russian registration.


One example is IONOS web and domain hosting:



> 
> Ukraine Conflict – Cancellation of Your Account  
> 
> Dear XXX,  
> 
> As you may already be aware from IONOS's public statements, IONOS has made the difficult decision to no longer provide services to Russian and Belarusian customers. While we understand that you may not personally support the war in Ukraine or the policies which led up to the war, it's important that IONOS make clear our support for the people and country of Ukraine. With that in mind, your account will be terminated effective 16/03/22, so please transfer all of your data, domain names, and any related email addresses to another provider no later than the termination date. After the termination date, any domains which are not transferred will resolve to an error page until the domain expiry date, and any data associated with your account will be deleted.  
> 
> If you believe your website provides information services that are critical to the defense of Ukraine or which assist in ensuring the safety and well-being of the Ukrainian people, please reach out to us directly and an IONOS representative will review your site as a possible exception to the company's general policy on terminations. Please note that IONOS will make any such determination in its sole and unfettered discretion, without any obligation to you.  
> 
> In case you need support, please contact our Customer Service team at:
> 1-484-254-5555.  
> 
> We stand with Ukraine!
> 
> 
> 


Here's what seems to be their Terms&Conditions:
<https://www.ionos.com/terms-gtc/general-terms-and-conditions/>


I read through it, and I find these clauses remotely relevant:



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> IONOS may terminate this Agreement at any time for any reason, with or without cause, upon thirty days' written notice
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> 


In my understanding, this doesn't apply, because they're giving only 8 days of prior notice.



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> You represent and warrant that you are not a national or resident of Burma/Myanmar, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Serbia, Sudan, and Syria or any other country subject to U.S. Treasury Department embargo restrictions
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> 


To my knowledge, Russia is not embargoed.



> 
> In the event of "force majeure" (as defined below), IONOS may terminate this Agreement without liability to you. For purposes of the Agreement, "force majeure" shall mean circumstances or occurrences beyond IONOS’s reasonable control, whether or not foreseeable at the time of entering into the Agreement, in consequence of which IONOS cannot reasonably be required to perform its obligations hereunder or otherwise perform its obligations under the Agreement.
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IONOS is an internet service, which to my knowledge is rendered outside of Russian soil. Therefore I don't see a way to declare that IONOS is "cannot reasonably be required to perform its obligations" in such situation. Also, by the time of their decision, there is no war on Russian soil.



What is the legal basis for terminating contracts with Russian residents?