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The deputy prime minister of Ukraine has called on video game companies, esports organisations and specifically both PlayStation and Xbox to do more to pile pressure on the Russian regime. <\/p>\n

In an open letter published via Twitter<\/a> today, Ukraine deputy prime minister Mykhailo Fedorov called for support, and for companies to do “everything possible to protect Ukraine, Europe and finally the entire democratic world from bloody authoritarian aggression”.<\/p>\n

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The deputy prime minister of Ukraine has called on video game companies, esports organisations and specifically both PlayStation and Xbox to do more to pile pressure on the Russian regime. In an open letter published via Twitter today, Ukraine deputy prime minister Mykhailo Fedorov called for support, and for companies to do “everything possible to protect Ukraine, Europe and finally the entire democratic world from bloody authoritarian aggression”. 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