Buterin Says “Ethereum Is Neutral, But I Am Not” In Condemnation Of Russia’s ...

Buterin Says “Ethereum Is Neutral, But I Am Not” In Condemnation Of Russia’s ...

Minutes after Russia announced a “special military operation” in Ukraine, effectively declaring war on the Eastern European country, Vitalik Buterin, a Russian-Canadian cofounder of the Ethethereum B blockchain, criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin on Twitter. Buterin Speaks Out Buterin said on Wednesday evening that he was “very upset” by Putin’s choice to start a war instead of finding a peaceful solution to Russia’s issue with Ukraine. Vitalik wrote in Russian on Twitter: “Very upset by Putin’s decision to abandon the possibility of....


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