The main leaders of Wargaming and Lesta Games, the joint developers of Tankscould have their challenges in their respective companies seized by the Russian government, according to reports from Russian press organizations Ria And RBC.
Malik Khatazhaev, head of the Jesta Games, and Viktor Kisly, the Wargaming chief, would be accused of extremist activities of the Prosecutor General of Russia (the equivalent of the country of the American prosecutor) due to the support of Ukraine by Wargaming, of the country, Ria Reports. The Attorney General seeks to seize all the actions of the leaders of their respective companies.
Development of Tanks was divided in 2022 when Wargaming has left its offices in Russia and BelarusAnd transferred the development of the Russian version of the game at Lesa Games. Russia has started A large -scale invasion of Ukraine That same year. In response, Wargaming led a campaign in Tanks Collect funds for medical aid in Ukraine In 2023. The Russian government decided to interpret this collection of pro-Ukrainian funds as an extremist anti-Russian activity. Why Lesa Games is accused of the same thing is not entirely clear, but it is society which is technically still under the jurisdiction of the Attorney General.
Neither the Jesta Games nor Wargaming published an official declaration, but the Jesta Games commented in a corporate telegram channel, RBC Reports. “The company works in full compliance with the legislation of the Russian and the Republic of Bélarus Federation, we therefore have no reason for concern or concealing information,” writes Lesa Games. “We have raped anything and we have nothing to fear.”
