Despite Russia framing its actions in Ukraine as a 'Special Military Operation' for de-Nazification, President Putin's propaganda alleges Ukrainian genocide against Russian speakers and links the Ukrainian government to neo-Nazis

A Ukrainian soldier named Serhiy, returning from Russian captivity, has reportedly been found mutilated with swastikas carved into his forehead, as disclosed by Dr. Olexandr Turkevich, who is treating him.

The soldier, blindfolded during the ordeal, claimed Russian soldiers threatened to dismember him, citing accusations of fascism.

  • lurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    414·
    1 year ago

    okay, but did a majority of you vote him or not? multiple times? after opposition got kilked or disappeared?

    you think the elections were rigged? then why isn’t he beeing toppled and democracy restored?

    maybe russians got the dictator they wanted and deserved

    • Allero@lemmy.todayEnglish
      194·
      1 year ago

      It’s a little harder to topple Putin than you imagine. He does have loyal police and military, and civil protests are crushed.

      And yes, the elections were heavily rigged, which was shown time and time again, especially when opposition still wasn’t all incarcerated.

    • UraniumBlazer@lemm.eeEnglish
      132·
      1 year ago
      1. U make an assumption that Russian elections weren’t rigged for the last 20 years.
      2. Even if the majority of Russians actually voted for Putin, what about the minority of Russians who chose to do the right thing? Do their efforts not count? These people went up against a brutal authoritarian purely because it was the right thing to do (and also knowing that doing so wasn’t going to change anything). Do their efforts not count?
    • ZagorathEnglish
      82·
      1 year ago

      Bruh, remember that time 110% of Russians voted for Putin?

      But anyway, in my grandparental comment, I phrased it specifically to not blame anyone who did support Putin as long as they’re not actively engaged in the military. If they’re not causing direct harm, I’m not going to blame people for falling for Russian state propaganda.

    • Skua@kbin.social
      62·
      1 year ago

      Mate come on. A person willing to protest the Russian government in Russia does not deserve your vitriol. Even if every Russian except Allero supported everything Putin did, it wouldn’t make Allero guilty by association