<ul><li>The Russian government has seized assets and stock from Lesta Games, the games studio that licenses and operates the Russian version of World of Tanks and World of Warships.</li><li>The Russian government claims that Lesta Games' owner and Wargaming's owner are conspiring within an association that partakes in 'extremist' activities.</li><li>Wargaming divested itself from Lesta Games in 2022, abandoning its resources in Russia to avoid this problem.</li><li>Belarus has also targeted Wargaming, but it is likely that Russia and Belarus are using the situation to target innocent Lesta developers and Russian gamers.</li></ul>

The Russian government claims World of Tanks bosses are ‘extremist’ to justify asset seizure

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