Official Twitter of VP: https://twitter.com/virtuspro/status/1498715741478166532
This is a bit misleading. VP was asked to make a statement regarding the war and that they sympatize with Ukraine but they choose not to then they were given the options of letting their players play without the jersey because their jersey reflected Russian but they dont want to do that as well so it was their own fault for being disqualified in the first place
VP doesn't really have a choice at all. They are owned by a Russian and if they say or do anything against what Putin is doing they will be arrested, and probably 'disappear'. It's sad that even eSports is affected by this, and there's really not much we can do about it. For now, any sporting events that Russians participate in will probably have an eerie atmosphere wherein they would need to explain their stance on the current invasion, and IMO that is not a good experience at all.
As for the event, I'm kinda rooting for NGX.SEA but it'll be a tough match to find their place in.