Removing Russian flag breeds hate.

The decision to remove the Russian flag from the site and app is hypocritical and breeds hate. Games, play, sport, music are the key uniting forces of human kind. They remove boundaries and let PEOPLE whose governments and armies may be at war to unite.

You are not a political platform. You are a chess platform. Leave politics out of it and let people play. Let people unite. It’s the only way to fight hate and war. Don’t bring hate to this platform and don’t late hate mongers dictate your policies. If Kurds can play Turks, Palestinians can play Israelis, Americans can play Afghans and Iranians, let Russians play Ukrainians. You’re not the UN.

https://www.chess.com/article/view/on-the-invasion-of-ukraine

 

That explains the site's stance and reasoning. Beyond that, this discussion isn't allowed in the main forums.