The Government of Ukraine asks Xbox and Playstation to stop supporting the Russian market

Mykhailo Fedorov, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, has asked the ESports Events and videogame companies, directly mentioning Xbox and PlayStation , which withdraw their support to the Russian market in view of the Last warfares that involve both countries.

Fedorov shared the statement through his Official Twitter account, where he asked companies to do "everything possible to protect Ukraine, Europe and the entire democratic world to the bloody authoritarian aggression" who are living, while increased pressure on the Russian regime. "The armed forces and citizens are defending Ukraine until the end. Everyone is repeating aggression through sanctions. But we need your help - in 2022, modern technology is perhaps the best response to tanks, multiple launchetes and missiles, "says the statement.

«I am sure that you will not only listen, but you will do everything possible to protect Ukraine [...] and I ask you to temporarily block all the accounts of Russia and Belarus, and interrupt the participation of Russian and Belarusian teams and gamers in all International Events of ESPORTS », continues Fedorov. "We are sure that these actions will motivate the citizens of Russia to act proactively against military aggression," concludes the statement.

At the moment, neither Sony nor Microsoft has pronounced itself about it.

There are already several companies that have taken action after the recent invasions of Russian troops in Ukraine. The first to do it in terms of ESPORTS were Valve and Riot Games , which canceled their tournaments from Dota 2, Valorant and League of Legends corresponding to Eastern Europe until further notice; Followed by Apple's actions, which has stopped selling its products in Russia and withdrew its RT News and Sputnik News applications from the App Store.

In addition, 11 bit studios announced last week that for a week it would allocate people affected by the war all the income that would correspond to the sales of This War of Mine , a title that focuses on Human victims among civilians themselves beyond the soldiers who are usually protagonists.