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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRussian prisoner has his eyes opened.
The people back home have been mislead.
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mwooldri
(10,291 posts)We've seen other POWs paraded on TV in other conflicts make strange and odd confessions. On the face of things it's good that these Russian POWs have seen the light. But parading on video could be a war crime.
Walleye
(30,702 posts)Cha
(295,899 posts)the truth.. so there's that.
Who wouldn't believe that Vlad Lies to Invade Ukraine?
I do wonder how this Soldier would ever go back to Russia, though. Would he not have a bounty on his head by Puut?
Walleye
(30,702 posts)This whole thing is so shitty I can barely stand to watch these families being broken up and these homes being destroyed. I can only take it for a few minutes
Cha
(295,899 posts)a tv.
My heart is pounding just reading about it here.
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Walleye
(30,702 posts)Reminds me of back in the first Cold War. Only now we have the worst kind of brutal hot war to deal with as well
Wingus Dingus
(8,049 posts)of Ukraine violating Geneva Conventions with propaganda of POW's, undercutting their cause. However, the usual rules in a war with Russia clearly do not apply--Russia is basically committing one mega war crime after another--so I'm limiting my concern to just hoping these POW's are treated well, for all the world to see.
Crunchy Frog
(26,548 posts)I don't think this sort of thing will be very high on the list.
Cha
(295,899 posts)to this Russian Soldier if he went home again?
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MarineCombatEngineer
(12,092 posts)You ask what would happen to this Russian soldier?
In the current climate in the Kremlin, he would be branded as a deserter/traitor and more than likely be executed.
Cha
(295,899 posts)That's what I thought.
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FakeNoose
(32,339 posts)Their languages are similar, and they can more or less understand each other without using an interpreter. So why aren't the Russians paying attention to Ukrainian news, podcasts, radio programs etc.? The countries are close enough that they should be able to receive each other's broadcasts. Especially on the internet where there are no formal barriers.
I believe this guy is sincere, but it's also a lame excuse because Russians can find out what's happening outside their own country, if they really wanted to know. Russians have been lied to by their government since long before the fall of the Soviet regime.
Walleye
(30,702 posts)Cha
(295,899 posts)about it.
radius777
(3,624 posts)to read alternate news sources are far more likely to question authority.
Another factor is Russians tend to be very nationalistic and revanchist. Just as we have the alt-right Trumpers in this country who will parrot the Big Lie, there is a significant segment of the Russian population who are happy to go along with Putin's lies, and have no interest in learning the truth.
radius777
(3,624 posts)should be a top objective. As this soldier says they are a brainwashed society that are trained from birth not to question authority. If they knew the full truth perhaps many/most would rise up and demand change.
FakeNoose
(32,339 posts)NATO needs to broadcast real news into Russia, not in English but in their own language.
It seems the generational barrier (young using internet/ olds not using internet) is a real problem. Old-fashion radio broadcasting might be a good solution.
radius777
(3,624 posts)The Russian Duma is about to pass a law criminalizing reporting the truth about this conflict. Reporters or anyone else could get up to 15 years in jail for calling it a 'war' or 'invasion'. They can only call it a 'military operation' and not allowed to portray Russia as the aggressor. Thus independent Russian news as well as Western news outfits who were in Moscow, are shutting down, leaving entirely or have been already shut down by the Russian gov't.
RFE and Voice of America are not as effective as they used to be. We need something that uses the internet/satellite/etc that can't be easily censored or blocked.