Fnatic suspended Valorant star Andrew "BraveAF" Gorchakov from its squad. The action was taken after leaked private messages showcased BraveAF's support for Russia against Ukraine in the current crisis.BraveAF has faced huge criticism since the messages were leaked. Finally, his team decided to suspend him and is ready to initiate an investigation against him to find the truth.FNATIC@FNATICAn update regarding BraveAF.1:07 AM · Mar 31, 20225941208An update regarding BraveAF. https://t.co/7OxrT7mJ2CBraveAF has already tweeted regarding this matter, revealed his part of the story and has also apologized for his words. His participation in the upcoming VCT Stage-1 Masters Reykjavik is currently uncertain.Fnatic's Valorant pro BraveAF reveals the messages were sent on February 24th's morning, before the crisis startedEurope is currently in political turmoil regarding the Russia-Ukraine border crisis. Russian military forces crossed into Ukraine to take control of law and order. The situation is deteriorating daily and people around the world are continuously protesting against Russia's decision. Many European esports organization have also raised their voices against Russia and Fnatic is one of them.However, BraveAF, a Russian Valorant professional player who is currently playing for Fnatic, has been accused of taking Russia's side in a conversation with his friend on social media. The leaked messages show that the Russian player is supporting his homeland and denying the civilian casualties.yXo@yxo7A player of your team supports the war in Ukraine. Denies civilian casualties. It seems he has no right to represent your organization in esport. Pay attention please. @braveaff @FNATIC @PlayVALORANT10:36 AM · Mar 30, 20221715120A player of your team supports the war in Ukraine. Denies civilian casualties. It seems he has no right to represent your organization in esport. Pay attention please. @braveaff @FNATIC @PlayVALORANT https://t.co/WSJ7i5PJ1EBraveAF revealed his side of the story immediately and stated his innocence in the matter. He revealed that the conversation took place on the morning of February 24th and that no one had any idea what was going on. He was just checking to see if his friend was alright or not. He also revealed that some of his words in the conversation were misinterpreted and distorted. He then apologized if his words had hurt someone's feelings.FNATIC braveaf@braveaffAbout current situation… these screenshots are from direct messages of me and Ukrainian girl. We had a little chat before 24th of feb and I wrote her in the morning of 24th feb to know if she’s alright. By that time nobody knew what’s going on and I just wrote my initial…12:50 PM · Mar 31, 2022193337About current situation… these screenshots are from direct messages of me and Ukrainian girl. We had a little chat before 24th of feb and I wrote her in the morning of 24th feb to know if she’s alright. By that time nobody knew what’s going on and I just wrote my initial…Fnatic took a quick step towards this matter and decided to suspend the player for the timebeing. The organization also decided to initiate a thorough investigation against the Valorant star.Fnatic will travel to Iceland in the next couple of days to represent the EMEA region in the VCT Stage-1 Masters Reykjavik, the first international LAN event of the year. BraveAF was in the Valorant squad as well. It remains to be seen if the Russian player will make it to Iceland or if he will be replaced by someone else due to the current situation.