The argument that you can't talk politics here because this is a website for competitive programming is as stupid as saying that you shouldn't talk politics on the beach because it's a place for swimming.

When I write a blog, I do NOT see anything that says "YOUR POST MUST BE CP-RELATED." This is a community of programmers, but let it be clear:

There are real people behind the laptops. Real lives, and real opinions. And if codeforces is serving both as a community to allow programmers to flourish, as well as engage on subjects beyond the scope of 'accepted', then good for codeforces.

As programmers, the last thing we should do is "shut up and code."

On the contrary, it's been heartening to see mostly healthy discourse on issues that concern us, and well-wishes for our friends trapped in conflict zones, regardless of their nationality.

My heart goes out to the peoples of Ukraine & Russia.