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So being Russian is bad now? I don't think that is safe to assume that.

> In the light of recent development is it safe to assume that JetBrain products are not use for Russian espionage?

If you don't trust the software you are using, just don't use closed source software, use only free, open and libre software or compile it yourself. Since all closed source software is essentially 'malware'.

That is safe to assume.

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Being Russian is a disadvantage now, yes. There are talks about locking out all Russian companies from American cloud services. If this happens suddenly it will be quite devastating for Russian companies.

"When goods do not cross borders, soldiers will" Frederic Bastiat, 1844

All people that want more sanctions should read his book carefully and think about it before doing stuff they might regret.

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/64425-when-goods-do-not-cro...

Soldiers have already crossed borders, why give them supplies & money?

Your quote doesn’t apply here.

Trade was the strategy for 30 years with Russia. As you can see, it did not work.

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