Scenario Builder Interactive
Statutory & Regulatory Rationale
CD Projekt Red (Warsaw, Poland) cannot contract or remunerate tax residents in the Russian Federation or Belarus due to EU Council sanctions and national compliance laws enacted post-2022 invasion. Text subtitles remain viable because they do not require ongoing studio contracts or royalty disbursement to sanctioned jurisdictions.
Distinction: Legal Sanction vs Voluntary Corporate Boycott
- Mandated Sanction: Ceasing financial disbursements to Russian-domiciled dubbing studios and tax residents.
- Voluntary Policy: Halting direct game distribution on Steam/GOG in RU/BY regions and automatically defaulting audio to Polish/English for new content.
- User Access Compromise: Maintaining full Russian text localization and legacy voice acting from base games to support non-Russian Russian speakers across Ukraine, Central Asia, and diaspora.
UN Charter & Armed Conflict Legal Comparator
Comparative analysis of casus belli, state sovereignty, and legality criteria under international public law discussed in public forum debates:
| Legal Doctrine | UN Charter Basis | Required Criteria | Status in 2022–2026 Conflict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prohibition of Force | Article 2(4) | General ban on threat or use of force against territorial integrity | Violated by Russia |
| Inherent Self-Defense | Article 51 | Direct armed attack occurred; necessity & proportionality observed | Valid (Ukraine / Kursk) |
| UNSC Chapter VII | Article 39, 41, 42 | Binding Resolution by Security Council without veto | Paralyzed by RU Veto |
| Host Consent / Treaty | Sovereignty Law | Explicit recognized government invitation or border treaty | Invalidated Pretext |
Selected Legal Evaluation
Select different conflict contexts on the left to evaluate legal precedents under Article 51, collective security mechanisms, and historical declarations of war.
CIS Localization & Distribution Logistics
Language vs Nationality: Russian is spoken by over 250 million people globally, including large populations in Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Georgia, and Baltic states. Cutting text localization isolates non-aggressor populations.
Relocation Feasibility: Moving original voice actors to Poland HQ introduces severe work-visa restrictions under current EU emergency migration protocols, making re-casting in third countries (e.g., Almaty or Belgrade) the only legally viable alternative.
Storefront Circumvention: Due to payment provider bans (Visa/Mastercard/PSN), consumers in sanctioned areas frequently transition store regions to CIS or Turkey, meaning direct localization ROI cannot be accurately tracked through standard retail metrics.