Russia accuses Wagner chief of urging 'armed mutiny'
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Moscow opens an investigation into Yevgeny Prigozhin, in an astonishing escalation of infighting.

Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed a “huge number” of his fighters had been killed in the strike.

  • RheingoldRiver@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Just remember, at the end of the day, it’s people who are going to suffer on all sides. Take a moment to feel bad for Russian citizens who condemn the invasion of Ukraine just as much as we do and who don’t deserve to live in a state undergoing a military coup.

    (and this comment is really directed to everyone, it’s important to remember not to hate an entire people when their leadership is doing something terrible)

    • HeartyBeast@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      I mean, you are correct. But I don’t see much hatred directed at the Russian people in general. Some occasional frustration that they can’t do more to depose him, but I don’t know how brave I’d be, Faced with the FSB

      • RheingoldRiver@kbin.social
        1·
        1 year ago

        It’s true, but I also think it’s very easy to forget to separate the two (leadership & people) when you are considering events, and that’s how long-term stereotypes form. So, I think it’s a good idea to actively keep it in mind at times like this :)

    • FreeBooteR69@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      The small portion of russian society that opposed the war and tried to protest have my sympathy. Let’s be real though, the vast majority of russian people, like Germany of the Nazi era, were all for the war.

      Let’s also look what is behind this revolution, was it the outrage of annihilation being wrought against the Ukrainian people? Nope, it was because the russian troops weren’t getting the support they needed in their savage and barbaric war of annihilation against the Ukrainian people.

      So let me play this tiny violin for the suffering of the people of russia.