As the war between Russia and Ukraine continued to spread, many Western countries began to impose sanctions on Russia in various fields in the name of "anti-war". Recently, this political sanction has been extended to the field of gaming.
On March 2, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov published an open letter to "all game development companies and esports platforms" on social networks, hoping to temporarily ban the game accounts of Russian and Belarusian players and prohibit players from both countries from participating in international esports competitions.
In the early morning of the 3rd, EA Sports Division FIFA Games issued a statement on Twitter, saying that it would delete the Russian national team and Russian clubs in FIFA 22, FIFA Mobile, FIFA Online and NHL 22 to show support for Ukraine. "Like many other voices in football, EA Sports stands with the Ukrainian people, calling for peace and an end to the aggression against Ukraine," the statement said. ”
Previously, due to the impact of SWIFT sanctions on Russia, players have been unable to complete payments using Russian bank cards on game platforms such as Sony, Nintendo and Steam.
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