

The US also recently announced that it would accept 100,000 Ukrainian Refugees as well. Then again, with what we know about Vladimir Putin, one wonders if the will of his people really matters to him.Īccording to CBS News, 10 million civilians have evacuated their homes in the wake of Russia’s invasion, 60% of whom have gone to Poland and 300,000 of whom went to Romania among other countries. But the hope is that by putting a pinch on Russia, companies will finally force Putin to concede to the will of his people.

Some of you might argue that this is punishing Russian music fans and not Putin. The service is supposed to be fully suspended by early April. After carefully considering our options and the current circumstances, we have come to the difficult decision to fully suspend our service in Russia.” “Spotify has continued to believe that it’s critically important to try and keep our service operational in Russia to provide trusted, independent news and information in the region, Unfortunately, recently enacted legislation further restricting access to information, eliminating free expression, and criminalizing certain types of news puts the safety of Spotify’s employees and possibly even our listeners at risk.
