Valve, stop doing business in Russia and leave the Russian market completely. Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, unleashing a full-scale war that has claimed thousands of lives [en.wikipedia.org] and created millions of refugees. It’s a huge tragedy for Ukraine. The Russian army is responsible for multiple war crimes.

It is impossible for a reputable company like Valve to continue doing business in Russia as usual. International companies may exercise their influence by putting economic pressure on Russia and refusing to cooperate with the aggressor. The Russian economy is highly dependent on foreign technologies, goods, and capital, which, among other things, are used by the Russian government to wage wars of conquest. By cutting off funding for Russia's war machine, international companies may help stop the war that could easily go beyond Ukraine and become global.

Leave Russia now and stop funding Russia's unprovoked invasion.

https://leave-russia.org/valve
#RussiaIsATerroristState

Perhaps we, as consumers, are better off buying games from GOG [www.gog.com], which sells DRM-free [www.eff.org] games?

We have to stop this madness where you need two launchers and constant internet access, five accounts to play an offline game. We have the right to own the content we purchase.

GOG has already suspended sales in the state that started an unprovoked war: https://www.gog.com/news/suspending_sales_in_russia_and_belarus

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