This is one of the Top 10 most prolific contributors to the Python programming language. He contributed more code than any currently sitting Steering Committee member. His life is in danger.
There is no "keeping politics out of programming", tech consists of real people.
I am 20 km from Konotop, a city surrounded or already captured by the Russians. Russian tanks were on the road 2 km from my house, and Russian armored vehicles were passing by my windows. Most likely, I will find myself in the occupied zone, where the law does not apply.