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    The decisions of companies to stop their activities in the territory of the Russian Federation aggravated the situation only for those people who are just against everything that is happening. That is the most astute observation I've seen in almost two weeks. For some reason, the world wants to pressure the people least likely to have power to act - Russian citizens. Let's face it, if the rest of the world tried the same thing to the U.S., we'd howl - not at our government, but at the world (OK, we'd howl at our government, too... but we always howl at our government.) Commented Mar 7, 2022 at 4:10
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    @JoinJBHonCodidact To play devils advocate: When a nuclear power is threatening other countries, its own citizens are the one group who can take a stand without the threat of nuclear retaliation (Though obviously it is still very risky for the individuals) Commented Mar 9, 2022 at 11:57
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    I suppose none of you are familiar with the Cold War then? You know... when the U.S.S.R ran out of money and split up into the 15 post soviet states. That didn't happen by making their people more comfortable, regardless of which side they were internally (polling suggests the Putin supporters are also a vast majority of the population due to corruption and censorship). Commented Mar 11, 2022 at 8:29
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    @TravisJ Few people know what is really happening with Russians in Russia. If the migration Europe and the USA were more loyal to this country, I am 100 percent sure that all promising specialists would have left Russia long ago, but in reality, the banal requirement to have $30,000 in the account is simply impossible for a Russian. Almost no one even held such money in their hands. (the average monthly salary of a Russian is $300) And this is only 1 out of a dozen points Commented Mar 11, 2022 at 9:21
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    @TravisJ I heard about him, I can’t say how well he knows the situation, because in Russia any statistical data other than official ones is prohibited. "We are against the persecution of everyone without exception, but against the Russians - you can" [twitter.com/andymstone/status/1502048035458719746] This is a position that corners millions of people on a national basis. The consequences of this are much worse than the situation in Ukraine. That is why I touched on the topic of migration Commented Mar 11, 2022 at 9:49
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    @TravisJ I do not support what is happening in Ukraine, in general, I already wrote about this in my post. But the fact that all over the world, the persecution of the Russian people begins, without the possibility of giving them any choice - this is not better! Western media also cover everything very selectively, but they are believed, although they are not much better than Russian ones. Commented Mar 11, 2022 at 10:43
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    "Western media" is such a bigoted phrase. For a long time, in Russia, the phrase "Western" as an identifier is an invitation for attack, and it was done so intentionally. Russia has no media aside from a mouthpiece for the Kremlin, it is literally illegal to tell the truth. Also, when you say you "support the Ukrainian people", just out of curiosity, do you also support the Ukrainian government, the sovereignty of Ukraine, and their status as an independent nation? Commented Mar 11, 2022 at 21:00
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    @Trilarion Zelensky expressed a desire to join the NATO bloc, and also wanted to withdraw from the Budapest agreement, which would allow Ukraine to have nuclear weapons, I think these statements, as well as the anti-Russian policy in Ukraine in general, led to terrible consequences. Ukraine could not attack Russia, but Putin is afraid that NATO can do this, and if Ukraine is part of NATO, then it will pose a threat, believe me, I, like you, consider this complete nonsense, but I think the whole escalation took place on this reason Commented Mar 15, 2022 at 19:39
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    @Trilarion Yes, I understand what Ukrainians feel, just as I understand what Russians feel, but to say that Ukraine is true good, and Russia and Russians are absolute evil is stupid, only those who cannot think rationally can think so. The world is never divided into black and white, and yes, there is a tragedy in Ukraine, but instead of depriving Russia of smart guys, stop buying resources, try to prevent rapprochement with China, everyone decided to please the insane crowd, and now, the world is divided into 2 warring blocks, and this will lead to even more terrible consequences, I think Commented Mar 15, 2022 at 19:49
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    "to say that Ukraine is true good, and Russia and Russians are absolute evil is stupid" Sure, there is no black and white only. Still, in my opinion, this is one of the more clear cases. As you said yourself, Ukraine is no threat for Russia. Russia's army is simply willing to kill lots of Ukrainian civilians who clearly simply don't want to be conquered and rather would live in peace. This is as black and white as it gets currently. Putin simply has to go one way or another. Would love to discuss more and more nuanced but not in comments. Not enough space, can only say the most important stuff Commented Mar 16, 2022 at 9:41
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    @Trilarion That's right, the limit on the number of characters does not please me. Ukraine is not dangerous, but for Putin, danger = NATO, and if Ukraine entered, then it would no longer be the "country of Ukraine" in Putin's eyes, but would be considered only as an Enemy, close to Russia with missiles and nuclear weapons. As for civilians, I am 100 percent sure that there is no goal to kill civilians, but it happens by itself anyway, because there is a war going on. Commented Mar 16, 2022 at 12:56
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    Why is it that bordering a NATO member Ukraine would be an issue when Russia already borders NATO member states such as Latvia and Estonia. Moreover, if Russia takes possession of Ukraine it will then border even more NATO members, such as Poland, Slovakia, Romania, and Hungary. I find the argument that bordering a NATO state is behind this invasion to be nonsense. Russia knew they could invade Ukraine and they did it will full disregard to the people living there. Now the Russian population will unfortunately experience the same economic cold war their previous generations did. Commented Mar 17, 2022 at 7:09
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    Ukraine being a part of the NATO is a tactical disadvantage for Russia, because geographically, Ukraine represents a wide, difficult to defend flat spot in the east, that flatness is much narrower in the west of Ukraine. Commented Mar 17, 2022 at 7:45
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    With your own eyes, @Vladislav? Your profile says you live in Turkey... Commented Mar 17, 2022 at 15:13
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    There are countless videos of civillian casualties, @Vladislav... People waiting in line for some food. Buildings getting shelled just as cars are driving by. Civillian cars fired upon by Russian tanks. Civillians gunned down after getting out of their car, raised arms to show they're unarmed... I mean, just the sole fact that hospitals are getting bombed is bad enough. Commented Mar 17, 2022 at 15:42