We are not Soviets. We are Russians now. And not all Russians approve our leader's awful blood politics. So my grandfather and two uncles are Ukrainians. We are brother nations, but everyone wants to turn us against each other. Sad.
I still hope that our f***ing leader will come to his senses and stop this mess. Never voted for him, by the way.
Oh, I never meant to imply the Russians were behind this attack. Hence my use of the term "soviets" to distinguish between those who are participating in this callous invasion and repeating the history of their predecessors, and the good-hearted Russians who are trying to oppose this. I apologize if I wasn't clear though. -w-
I definitely agree with this reasoning. From the media coverage we're receiving in the west, it seems that the Russian people, both civilians and even many of their troops that were tricked into going to war, are completely blameless here and don't want this war or the horrible consequences it's causing. The real problem is the Russian leadership, most of whom are relics of the Soviet Union and are acting like it's still Soviet Russia. It breaks my heart to see the Russians have to deal with such horrible leaders and to see Ukraine suffering so much because of them. I'm so glad to hear Nik is doing okay, I can't imagine what he's been going through.
