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Xsolla defends itself after being called out by Ukraine for ties to Russia

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Game payments firm Xsolla has defended itself for its reduced presence in Russia after a Ukraine government minister called the company out for its ties to Russia.

Last week, Ukraine’s Mykhailo Fedorov, minister of digital transformation, asked gaming companies such as Epic Games, Valve and Ubisoft to stop working with Xsolla for its Russian ties. Ukraine has advocated a “digital blockade” of Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, and it has asked more than 600 companies to stop doing business in Russia and supporting the Russian military machine.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.