• scarabic@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    There are actually Russians who I’ve heard say things like “Crimea is ours anyway,” and “Ukraine is supposed to be a part of Russia.” And I’m talking about Russian emigres in America who are not looking over their shoulders.

    It’s not everyone. Mostly blowhard assholes but they do exist. The Russian people aren’t all sitting there thinking the right things but keeping their lips sealed.

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      9 months ago

      The second sentence of this article is stating that only 30% of Russians want to end the war if they have to give back annexed regions of Ukraine.

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        9 months ago

        Yes but there’s a lot of speculation in this thread that they are all just saying what they feel they have to because the KGB is watching. I’m sure that’s true for some but for others the sentiment is genuine.