Dear Niantic!

Mr. John Hanke, as well as the team of game developers Pokemon Go!

The entire community of players from Russia and the Republic of Belarus appeals to you. We declare that we are against war, as is the world community. Aggressive decisions to attack Ukraine were made without our consent, we did not suspect that such a thing could happen. Now any of our calls to stop the bloodshed is perceived by our authorities as a crime, we are deprived of the right to vote.

We are deeply concerned for our family members, for our friends and acquaintances who are now forced to be in a war zone. We support Ukrainians as much as we can. All we wish now is peace and restoration of ties between our peoples.

In such difficult times for all of us, Pokemon Go was a saving peaceful space where there is no politics and aggression. For us, this is not just a game, but a community of people united by common interests, where everyone is equal regardless of nationality, race, religion, gender and age. You have managed to unite and make friends with thousands of players in our countries. Your gaming products connected us and gave us hope that in this world someday everything will be like before the war.

We are against war, we want peace and we are doing everything in our power to make it come sooner. We ask you to return to us Pokemons, gyms, pokestops, raids, opportunities for exchanges - everything that you disabled today, March 11, 2022.

Let's fight evil together and support the values of peace and friendship!