Почему Claude БАНИТ аккаунты в России? Главная ошибка пользователей

Summary

The speaker attributes recent Claude account blocks in Russia to Anthropic’s regional restrictions. According to the video, Anthropic does not officially support use from Russia. The key factor is the user’s apparent location—not their citizenship, whether they write in Russian, or whether they visit Russian websites.

The main risk identified is inconsistent or recognizable IP activity. Frequent changes between countries, using IP addresses associated with free proxy services, or a mismatch between a payment card’s country and the apparent login location may look suspicious. A missed connection that exposes a Russian IP could also create risk.

The speaker stresses that these measures may reduce risk but cannot guarantee an account won’t be blocked. Payment-related concerns may still lead to a block.

Proposed setup and guide

The video presents a self-hosted approach using a virtual private server (VPS) located in a country where Claude is supported. The server provides a consistent location and IP, while Claude Code runs on that remote machine rather than directly on the user’s computer.

The speaker demonstrates a tool referred to as Cloud C or Cloud CLI, describing it as an open-source interface for setting up and using the remote environment. The setup guidance includes:

1. Choose a VPS provider and a server outside Russia.
2. Select a Linux distribution; the example uses Ubuntu 24.04.
3. Choose a server with at least 4 GB of RAM and two CPU cores. The speaker says smaller servers may run out of memory. The example server costs around $15 per month.
4. Install the environment using the speaker’s written instructions, or provide those instructions to a coding agent such as Claude Code or Codex.
5. Connect the relevant account or subscription and use the remote workspace.

The interface shown supports file uploads and management, project work, GitHub integration, model and reasoning-level selection, permission modes, and a terminal session. It is presented as a way to access the same remote projects from different devices, including a phone.

The speaker also says multiple model subscriptions can be used in one environment and describes sharing a subscription among several people as appearing, from Anthropic’s perspective, like activity from one consistent setup.

Caveat: The video describes a way to work around a regional availability restriction. It does not establish that this complies with Anthropic’s terms or guarantees access; the speaker explicitly says account blocking remains possible.

Main speaker or source

• Kirill Pshinnik, presenter of the video from the Zerocoder channel.