Vitalik Buterin Expresses His Support for Ukrainian Nation After Open Attack from Russia

After the open Russian attack that happened in the territory of Ukraine this morning, Ethereum creator Vitalik posted a tweet supporting Ukraine and the world’s democracy. He claimed,  

“I’m very disappointed by Putin's decision to abandon the possibility of a peaceful solution to the dispute and chose a military way to go. This is a crime against both Ukrainian and Russian nations. I want to wish everyone security, although I know that there will be no security. Glory to Ukraine.”

In the next tweet, Vitalik Buterin admitted that while Ethereum itself stays neutral, he does not. It’s not his first public announcement of this position. Previously, he urged Putin to stop aggression and manipulation.  

To recall the whole situation, the President of the Russian Federation recognized temporary occupied Ukrainian territories by terrorists as independent. After that, he officially sent Russian troops into the area. However, today in the morning by Kyiv time, Vladimir Putin attacked most of the Ukrainian cities with missiles after proclaiming the current democratically chosen Ukrainian government as a neo-Nazi regime.  

The events tanked the crypto market as well. Bitcoin dropped 5.6% in less than two hours to $34,958, while Ethereum fell by 7.7% to US$2,382 right after the missiles hit the ground of Ukraine. Most of the top 100 cryptos suffered 10-15% loss in the last 24 hours.  

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