I've installed the Swedish version of the sequel (https://sv.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pettson_o_Findus_och_mucklor...) on my Linux desktop. Used Lutris configured with Proton and that worked great. Had to change some resolution settings but otherwise pretty seamless.
Also tried it on macOS with only wine, and that crashed during installation.
Otherwise Windows XP VM works for pretty much all games.
Swede here. This is just a guess, but I think it's the illusion of control. Too much negative press about the conflict, and this is their attempt at controlling the narrative and "taking responsibility". We'll see what the future holds.