@fundiver199 you could have at least check where I'm from before making such terrible accusations("There is something serious wrong with your moral compass". WTF??!!..) , I'm from Romania and I even live close to the border with Ukraine and my family hosted more than 10 Ukrainian families since the war started and we as a country are involved heavily against Russian invasion but this wasn't the topic here and I stand with my opinion that people that sacrificed a lot to build opportunities for them and their families shouldn't lose it just like that because of their nationality* the question was Do you agree with banning all players, that their country supports russia in this war?
But even you are from Romania, you are still calling Russias war of conquest "politics". If you dont support Russia, then call things, what they are, instead of using words, that make it sound more normal or innocent. "Politics" is something, where things can be seen from different sides, and sometimes one opinion can be as valid as another. This is NOT the case here, unless you support, what Russia is doing.
As for OPs statement "Do you agree with banning all players, that their country supports Russia in this war" its still unclear, what he mean by that, and after starting this thread he has never returned to clarify. Which countrys support Russia is the first question? Most would likely agree Belarus (which are also thought to possibly take part in a soon to come big offensive), but boyond that?
And what does he mean by "ban"? From participating here on CC? Then no even just for the reason, CC cant check peoples nationality, when they sign up. CC has also made it very clear, they have zero intention of doing something like this, when they subject was brought up before. Does he mean
poker sites not operating in these countrys? In that case then clearly yes. It annoy me to still see players from Belarus play on
pokerstars, and i think, they should pull out, just like they pulled out of Russia. Its not a human right to play
online poker.
Or does he mean from live poker events? Then I would say no, because as you say, there are russians living in other countries, and in general it should not be a persons nationality, which determine, what they can or cant do, where they live. But should other countries issue visas to people living in Russia, so they can take part in a poker event? Then no. Russians should only be allowed to travel outside Russia in special situations, as long as their country is vaging war on others.
As for people, who "sacrified a lot build opportunities for their families", yes that sucks for them. But when a country start a war of conquest, then this has consequences for people living there. Some are conscripted to the army and send off to fight and potential die for a case, they might not believe in. And the standard of living drop due to sanctions and the economy being changed to a war economy. Thats just the way it is, and I dont see professional athletes being high on the list of people, who we need to feel sorry for.
