In reply to Greg Lukianoff.

“The irony here is that since the start of the Cold War, Russia and the old Soviet Union have been condemned by the West for their censorship and lack of free speech”

The plugin itself had used an euphemism expression “for peace” to support the war, because naming it a war is now a criminal offense in Russia punished by up to 15 year imprisonment. How is that for free speech.

“Don’t care for the plugin, the answer is simple. Don’t install it. But cancel it? Woah, that’s a slippery slope with an unhappy ending.”

There is no slope here whatsoever, because it was an extremely clear case of breaking plugin guidelines, as they long stand.

You care for the plugin? The answer is simple – host it yourself. It is not owed a platform by the WordPress project.