• Ashyr
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      This makes global news and puts real pressure on the International Esports Federation — the group actually capable of policing the bullies — to do their job.

      This sucks, but is absolutely the correct play by the Ukrainian team.

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          By continuing to deny the regular Russian people the ability to participate in world events, sooner or later they start to question why and go looking for answers. Then you get a change in government.

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      It’s not running away, it’s standing up for what is clearly war crimes being committed by a nation.

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      In this very tournament there are no Russians at all, but it is important to make a mark. I remember Virtus Pro, where in 2022 a Russian player drew a big Z on the minimap. The team was excluded, but was back in 2023 as if nothing had happened.