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ButterflyBlood

(12,644 posts)
Thu Mar 6, 2014, 02:11 AM Mar 2014

Here's a quote from a Russian from elsewhere on the net

In a place mostly used for discussion and commentary about an online game:

I don't know where and how to scream to be heard, but I can't remain silent anymore. I want to specify my position about situation at Ukraine.
Personally I strongly disapprove behavior of my government. I disapprove that Russia have covered Yanukovich, I disapprove that Russia offered former “Berkut” members Russian citizenship, and of course I disapprove the deployment of Russian troops to Ukraine.
I'm ashamed for my country. Forgive me.


I know how him and the other Russians feel. We've been through this as well.

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Here's a quote from a Russian from elsewhere on the net (Original Post) ButterflyBlood Mar 2014 OP
Russian liberals do not support Putin's thuggery. geek tragedy Mar 2014 #1
thank you. Cha Mar 2014 #4
agreed nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #5
does he live in st petersburg ? JI7 Mar 2014 #2
Voronezh ButterflyBlood Mar 2014 #3
Mahalo Butterfly for the quote on the Ukraine from the Russian.. Cha Mar 2014 #6
K & R SunSeeker Mar 2014 #7
It's good to hear that Russians are opposed to what is going on davidpdx Mar 2014 #8
You can find dozens upon dozens of comments like these on Reddit. joshcryer Mar 2014 #9

Cha

(297,220 posts)
6. Mahalo Butterfly for the quote on the Ukraine from the Russian..
Thu Mar 6, 2014, 03:42 AM
Mar 2014
"Here's a quote from a Russian from elsewhere on the net

In a place mostly used for discussion and commentary about an online game:

I don't know where and how to scream to be heard, but I can't remain silent anymore. I want to specify my position about situation at Ukraine.
Personally I strongly disapprove behavior of my government. I disapprove that Russia have covered Yanukovich, I disapprove that Russia offered former “Berkut” members Russian citizenship, and of course I disapprove the deployment of Russian troops to Ukraine.
I'm ashamed for my country. Forgive me.

I know how him and the other Russians feel. We've been through this as well."

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
8. It's good to hear that Russians are opposed to what is going on
Thu Mar 6, 2014, 04:04 AM
Mar 2014

But yet I have to skeptically wonder how much it will matter. Most of us at DU opposed the war in Iraq and yet it was still waged (to be clear I was not on DU at the time and was a lurker between 2006-2008). The sad thing is that if Putin wants to invade, he will. There's not a hell of a lot anyone can do to stop him.

joshcryer

(62,270 posts)
9. You can find dozens upon dozens of comments like these on Reddit.
Thu Mar 6, 2014, 04:06 AM
Mar 2014

In both Russian and English and Ukrainian (including ethnic Russia and and ethnic Ukrainians).

Since some 70+ Russians are against Putin's invasion, it's clear and cut that his actions are against the wishes of Russians.

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