>>shakes+(OP)
I have refrained from commenting on this situation due to the persistent lack of outside transparency, not knowing enough to make a judgment on the specific motivations everyone involved in this had/has and will reserve making a full judgment for the time when we finally get a more clear picture.
However, I will say that seeing Ilya as one of the signatures on this letter has given me severe whiplash. I was fully aware that I knew very little about this situation beforehand, but now I feel like I know even less.