Comment by squarefoot

To those condemning Yandex for the war in Ukraine, please keep in mind that they're a Russian company forced to comply with their country laws, as every other company out there. Until we know for sure that their management is really aligned with their government agenda, whatever they say, or don't say, now has zero credibility because it could be extorted from above. During the 2nd gulf war against Iraq, when the death toll began to rise, the US government forbade the reporting of military personnel coffins returning from the war zone, and news sources complied, including those against the war; this happens everywhere every time. What doesn't happen everywhere and every time is a rogue nation attacking their neighbors and killing civilians using laughable pretexts while the real goal is to take control of a very resourceful and industrialized area (Donbas) to be used to help the already poor Russian economy. The enemy is the Russian government and the rich oligarchy behind it, not Russian people that could be either lied and manipulated by ruthless politicians (been there, done that; does Covid19 ring a bell?) or merely intimidated.