Ukrainian deputy prime minister Mykhailo Fedorov has published an open letter on Twitter today calling on game development companies and esports platforms and specifically Xbox and Playstation to “do everything possible to protect Ukraine, Europe, and finally, the entire democratic world from bloody authoritarian aggression.”
In his tweet, Federov said:
Xbox, Playstation, you are definitely aware of what is happening in Ukraine right now. Russia declare war not for Ukraine but for all civilized world. If you support human values, you should live [sic] the Russian market!
You are definitely aware of what is happening in Ukraine right now. Russia declare war not for Ukraine but for all civilized world. If you support human values, you should live the Russian market! pic.twitter.com/tnQr13BsSv
— Mykhailo Fedorov (@FedorovMykhailo) March 2, 2022
In his letter, Federov says that they are “defending Ukraine until the end!” and calls on the gaming industry to support Ukraine by removing themselves from the Russian market:
The Russian Federation has carried out a deceptive and outrageous military attack on my country!,” Fedorov’s open letter begins. “Just imagine, in 2022, cruise missiles attack residential neighbourhoods, kindergartens and hospitals in the heart of Europe. The armed forces and citizens are defending Ukraine till the end! The whole world is repelling the aggressor through the imposition of sanctions – the enemy must suffer significant losses. But we need your support – in 2022, modern technology is perhaps the best answer to the tanks, multiple rocket launchers (hrad) and missiles. I am sure that you will not only hear, but also do everything to protect Ukraine, Europe and finally, the entire democratic world from bloody authoritarian aggression – and I appeal to temporarily block all Russian and Belarusian accounts, temporarily stop the participation of Russian and Belarusian teams and gamers in all international esports events and cancel all international events holding on the territory of Russia and Belarus. We are sure that such actions will motivate the citizens of Russia to proactively stop the disgraceful military aggression.
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