Niantic, the developer of Pokemon GO and Pikmin Bloom, has announced they will be suspending their games in Russia and Belarus.

As announced on Twitter, Niantic has removed all of their games for download in Russia and Belarus, with plans to suspend gameplay as well shortly. According to the Tweet, this move is in response to the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia

We stand with the global community in hoping for peace and a rapid resolution to the violence and suffering in Ukraine. Niantic’s games are no longer available for download in Russia and Belarus, and gameplay will also be suspended there shortly.

— Niantic (@NianticLabs) March 11, 2022

This news comes shortly after Nintendo and Sony pulled their services from the region, as well as a response from The Pokemon Company themselves regarding the conflict.

What do you think? Let us know in the comments.