Dear counterparts and, | hope, frends of Ukraine and free world!
The Russian Federation has started a deceptive and disgraceful military attack on
my country! Just imagine, in 2022, cruise missiles attack residential
neighborhoods, kindergartens and hospitals in the heart of Europe.
The armed forces and citizens are defending Ukraine — our country — until the end!
The whole world is resisting the aggressor by imposing targeted sanctions so that
the enemy can suffer significant loses. But we need your support in 2022, the use
of technologies s perhaps the best answer to tanks, Grad rocket launchers and
missiles.
Therefore, I urgently appeal to you with a request to block all Visa and MasterCard
payment services both within the Russian Federation and abroad, on all, without
exception, cards issued in the territory of the Russian Federation. | am sure that you
will not only listen but also do everything possible to protect Ukraine, Europe and
the whole democratic world from the witnessed bloody authoritarian aggression!
I know that ethics and corporate social responsibility are essential values for your
companies. We greatly appreciate your contribution to the growth of Ukrainian
economy. Thus we sincerely hope that you will make your decisions on this matter
according to these values. We believe that these decisions, in tandem with other large international companies that have already supported Ukraine by refusing to do
business with the aggressor, will set an important and effective precedent.
I ask you not to turn a blind eye to the terrible inhuman tragedies that are taking
place in Ukraine today. I ask you to continue to adhere to the values that you claim
and to support our country on its mission to preserve democracy and sovereignty
and to end the violent killings of civilians in Ukraine. In fact, by continuing to allow
and process transactions in Russia, you will support the financing of war crimes by
the Russian Federation, which is now cruelly killing Ukrainians and committing de
facto a genocide of my people.
We are confident that such an action, taken by you, will be decisive in the victory of
the democratic free world over bloody and senseless authoritarianism that we are
now witnessing.