Ukrainian vice prime minister calling on game companies and esports platforms to take action against Russia.
Over the past week, Mykhailo Fedorov, the Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation, has been corresponding with tech companies, calling for them to halt operations in Russia and provide aid to Ukraine. Elon Musk responded directly to Fedorov on Twitter, announcing that Starlink internet service has been activated for Ukraine. Musk also shipped Starlink terminals to Ukraine, earning Fedorov’s thanks. Other tech companies that have received letters from Fedorov, like Apple, have ceased product sales in Russia. Cryptocurrency exchanges have blocked addresses associated with Russian and Belarusian politicians and oligarchs in compliance with economic sanctions, but have refrained from blocking all Russian users, despite Fedorov’s request to do so.
