Yandex is a state propped and state owned cosplay of western civilization, similarly to all other aspects russia.
Yandex is one of the most disloyal and pro-ukraine companies in Russia, it to this day does not recognize Crimea as Russia yada yada. It's own AI systems are hardwired to refuse any pro-russian topics and only cover pro-ukrainian side. In that way, gemini and chatgpt are both significantly more pro-russian, which is hilarious (if only they didn't block RU region).
Being state owned means nothing if there are no will to trample down disloyalty.
Again, see core comment. People in this thread cheering for yandex bombing really don't understand a single thing.
Listening to russians they are, in fact, the force of good in the World, not a colonial power profiteering from extinguishing hundreds of peoples across Asia and occupying half of Europe for good part of 20st century, not at all.
What next? Bolshoi theater and tolstoyevsky?