Senior executives of Tanks The Wargaming and Lesta de Studios games could have their bets in their respective companies seized by the Russian government, according to reports from Russian news organizations Estuary and Blood cell. Wargaming is responsible for developing the world version of Tankswhile Lesta is in charge of a separate Russian version.
Malik Khatazhaev, the Chief of the Games Lesta, and Viktor Kisly, the head of Wargaming, are being accused of extremist activities by Russia’s attorney general (the country’s equivalent to the United States attorney general) due to the support of Wargaming to Ukraine, Ukraine, Estuary information. The attorney general is seeking to confiscate all the actions of executives in their respective companies.
A Wargaming spokesman sent the following statement to Engadget: “Wargaming made a strategic exit of the Russian and Belarus markets three years ago. The company eliminated its business in Russia and Belarus to local management at zero cost and without debts, without effective, without consideration for it to take it.
Development of Tanks Wargaming was divided into 2022 He left his offices in Russia and Belarusand the transferred development of the Russian version of the game to the Lesta Games. Russia began A large -scale invasion of Ukraine That same year. In response, Wargaming made a campaign in Tanks raise money for medical help in Ukraine In 2023. The Russian Government has decided to interpret that the collection of pro-Ukrainian funds as an anti-Russian extremist activity. Why Lesta’s games are accused of the same is not entirely clear, but it is the company that is technically still under the jurisdiction of the attorney general.
Lesta Games commented on the reports on a company telegram channel, according to RBC, Writing: “The company works in full compliance with the legislation of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, so we have no reason for any concern or concealment of information. We have not violated anything and we have nothing to fear.”
Update, April 29, 4:40 pm et: This story was updated to add wargaming comments and clarify the relationship between Wargaming and Lesta Games.
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