# Error: Policy forbids issuing for name

**URL:** <https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/error-policy-forbids-issuing-for-name/52233>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [February 5, 2018, 11:06am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/error-policy-forbids-issuing-for-name/52233 "2018-02-05T11:06:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![josh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/josh/32/10641_2.png) [@josh](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/josh)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2018, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/error-policy-forbids-issuing-for-name/52233/3 "2018-02-06T15:43:02Z")

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The People’s Republic of Donetsk is on the U.S. Treasury Department Specially Designated Nationals list. The website you are inquiring about appears to be a part of, or a state enterprise of, the People’s Republic of Donetsk, thus we cannot provide service according to U.S. law.

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