I would hate to preclude any answer from the foundation. However the laws that govern the foundation are that of the US. Given the previous and renewed ongoing palaver with Ukraine and the presence of economic sanctions and the increasing likelihood of on top of what is already present, I imagine this related to that.
Im not sure of what legal risks accepting such donations would expose the foundation to. However such precautions have been made in the past relating to unrest.
Its no slight on the country or its individuals, just a precautionary measure.
Seddon
rubin.happy, 12/11/2014 18:48:
We received some alerts from our users that donations are now blocked
when user is from Russia:
http://habrastorage.org/files/31b/b1f/ec9/31bb1fec9b9e45abb6ac4babcc237184.png
Thanks for the information. Everyone can see the same warning by clicking the "Russia" link in https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Ways_to_Give
Through what channels are donations blocked? Did anyone try sending a wire to the EU (SEPA) account (IBAN GB54CHAS60924241034640), or a PayPal donation?
Nemo
P.s.: ROTFLOL "Please email donate@wikimedia.org for more information on how to make a bank transfer to the Wikimedia Foundation." In case someone forgets there is an ocean between Europe and USA.
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