Exactly the same issue. May I guess - Russia?
Since we have paranoid anti-VPN measures, I wonder if this happens only here. Unfortunately, I don't have standalone VPN to check.
https://api.mmoui.com/v3/ - is working even if my VPN on browser is off.
EDIT: suddenly, it works again. I don't have a slight idea what was going on
EDIT1: not working again.
What is the address that minion tries to connect on the launch?