@torvalds on the removal of some [russian] entries from the MAINTAINERS file:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAHk-%3DwhNGNVnYHHSXUAsWds_MoZ-iEgRMQMxZZ0z-jY4uHT%2BGg@mail.gmail.com/
"'It's entirely clear why the change was done, it's not getting reverted [...]
[…] the "various compliance requirements" are not just a US thing.
If you haven't heard of Russian sanctions yet, you should try to read the news some day. […]
[…] I'm Finnish. Did you think I'd be *supporting* Russian aggression? Apparently it's not just lack of real news, it's lack of history knowledge too."