MOSCOW, Oct 17 (Reuters) - A Russian court on Tuesday fined Zoom Video Communications 115 million roubles ($1.18 million) for operating in Russia without opening a local office, the RIA news agency reported.

Moscow has clashed with foreign technology companies over content, censorship, data and local representation in a simmering dispute that intensified after Russia sent its armed forces into Ukraine in February 2022. (Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Alexander Marrow; Editing by Kevin Liffey)