As if NA fans weren't typing 'EU sucks' everytime Gambit lost a round
1.EU means Europe not European Union
2.EMEA means Europe, Middle East, Africa and i dont think Russia belongs to Mid east or Africa so your NA brain should be able to do the simple math.
3.https://www.vlr.gg/post/283607/russia-is-in-europe
If Russia isn't EU(European) then explain https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/standings/
Why is Russia playing in EURO league?
Russia IS European, that’s not in dispute and never was.
However, Valorant regions are not related directly to geography. Russia is in the CIS (and EMEA) region, but not the EU one. Mexico is in the LATAM region despite being geographically in NA. Jonas explains it nicely here https://mobile.twitter.com/Average_Jonas/status/1439674204769722372