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# AWS to disconnect European Sovereign Cloud from global network in independence test
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-09-28-aws-esc-independence-exercise/
- Published: 2026-09-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-29T11:00:13.000Z
- Description: AWS will disconnect its European Sovereign Cloud from the AWS Global Network backbone for several hours on 24 October 2026, rerouting operational traffic over the public internet to demonstrate independent EU operation under the EU Cloud Sovereignty Framework and BSI's C3A criteria.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, Policy and law, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [AWS Security Blog, 28 September 2026](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/aws-european-sovereign-cloud-demonstrating-an-independent-operation/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish that the exercise will succeed without disruption, nor change Amazon's ownership of the underlying infrastructure.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. Planned drill of EU-wide ESC; owner remains Amazon so operate move doesn't count. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)