Two top Binance top executives in Russia, Gleb Kostarev and Vladimir Smerkis, have announced their departure from the cryptocurrency exchange. Kostarev was the head of Eastern Europe and Russia, and Smerkis was the general manager for Russia and CIS at Binance.

No specific reasons have been provided for their leaving. The departures happen amidst questions about Binance’s future in Russia in the face of possible Western sanctions.