yeah I seriously doubt Oleg or a Maddox Representative is going to break the silence to remark on the state of IL2.
My guess is they are bound by a publishing agreement and hope for it to just end. Then we may see some statement from them... or maybe hey it's dead have fun!
With the way the ownership has been treated the last year I At least have a better appreciation of how life was in Soviet block counties and the Motherland in 1985...