Downloads from https://libraries.minecraft.net/ time out (in Russia?)

For people having this issue, can you post what ISP (Internet Service Provider) you're using. This could be an issue related to an ISP rather than the country

As for me, I am using ISP named MTS (russian: МТС), and my friend is using MGTS (russian: МГТС)

Also we found temporary solution:

When I tried to ping libraries.minecraft.net from cmd, it printed specific id of libraries.minecraft.net. And it also printed "timed out".

Then me and the friend tried to fix the issue and found the working ip: 13.33.101.157

So if you add line 13.33.101.157 libraries.minecraft.net  to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts, connection will work (at least it still works).

ISP - Onlime (Rostelecom)

Failed to download file.
Name: icu4j-core-mojang-51.2.jar
URL: https://libraries.minecraft.net/com/ibm/icu/icu4j-core-mojang/51.2/icu4j-core-mojang-51.2.jar
Error details: Failed to connect to libraries.minecraft.net port 443: Timed out
Filename on disk: icu4j-core-mojang-51.2.jar
Path: C:\Users\anton\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\libraries\com\ibm\icu\icu4j-core-mojang\51.2\icu4j-core-mojang-51.2.jar
Exists: Nonexistent

[~] # ping libraries.minecraft.net
PING libraries.minecraft.net (54.192.98.72): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 54.192.98.72: seq=0 ttl=243 time=44.264 ms
64 bytes from 54.192.98.72: seq=1 ttl=243 time=44.327 ms
64 bytes from 54.192.98.72: seq=2 ttl=243 time=44.116 ms 

[~] # dig libraries.minecraft.net

; <<>> DiG 9.10.1-P2 <<>> libraries.minecraft.net
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 45312
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;libraries.minecraft.net.       IN      A;; ANSWER SECTION:
libraries.minecraft.net. 150    IN      A       54.192.98.72;; Query time: 65 msec
;; SERVER: 127.0.1.1#53(127.0.1.1)
;; WHEN: Thu Jan 16 22:31:56 MSK 2020
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 68

BTW 13.33.101.157 works fine

ISP - Onlime (Rostelecom)

Failed to download file.
Name: patchy-1.1.jar
URL: https://libraries.minecraft.net/com/mojang/patchy/1.1/patchy-1.1.jar
Error details: Failed to connect to libraries.minecraft.net port 443: Timed out
Filename on disk: patchy-1.1.jar
Path: C:\Users\Professional\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\libraries\com\mojang\patchy\1.1\patchy-1.1.jar
Exists: Nonexistent

Changing DNS to 1.1.1.1/1.0.01 helped me, other ones might also work

Have the same issue, i would like to see step by step guide to how to solve this problem, also i use my OpticLine Provider.

a similar problem, the site does not work, when you turn on the VPN, the following appears:

I had the sme problem, my internet connection was fine it just wouldn't connect to the libraries somehow. I finally managed to connect using a VPN.

I'm experiencing the exact same problem, but I'm not from Russia, I'm from México. What can I do to fix it?

Hello. I have same issue with connection timeout. None of workarounds are helping, Game updates, launcher and having dedicated server are literally not available for me. MC Tech support recommended me to write about it there. Is there any solution to this or game will stay unreachable until Russian network law will be shifted?

Hi there!
Could you answer few questions regarding this issue, it will help with the investigation:

Does this issue still occurs to you on newest version of Launcher?
Have you tried to install Launcher from the minecraft.net website?
Is your Windows and associated apps (Xbox app, MS store) up-to-date?
Is your Windows up-to-date?
Do you use VPN or any of the incompatible software on machine you try to log-in? 
Could you provide us with more in-depth repro steps?

If the issue still occurs, please, attach launcher_log.txt file which is necessary to find bug source.
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