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John Nichols
@NicholsUprising
To all the citizens of the Russian Federation who come out to protest, I want to saywe see you. This means that you heard us... Fight for us. Fight against the war.
-- Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky urges on the Russian antiwar movement
thenation.com
Nothing Scares Putin More Than Informed Russians
The Russian anti-war movement is powered by information, so Putin is attacking independent media.
9:43 AM · Mar 9, 2022
John Nichols
@NicholsUprising
To all the citizens of the Russian Federation who come out to protest, I want to saywe see you. This means that you heard us... Fight for us. Fight against the war.
-- Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky urges on the Russian antiwar movement
thenation.com
Nothing Scares Putin More Than Informed Russians
The Russian anti-war movement is powered by information, so Putin is attacking independent media.
9:43 AM · Mar 9, 2022
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/putin-russian-media/
A courageous anti-war movement has developed in Russia, filling the streets of cities across the country with demonstrations against Russian President Vladimir Putins decision to invade Ukraine.
OVD-Info, an independent media project on human rights and political persecutions in the country, reported last week that at least 7,500 Russians have been arrested in No to War demonstrations since the start of Putins invasion. On Sunday, an additional 4,300 Russians were detained as protests erupted in well over 50 cities. The total number of those arrested has continued to rise even as Russian officials implement draconian measures that United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said were designed to impede the exercise of civil and political rights and criminalize non-violent behavior. Despite the risks, Russias anti-war protesters understand what Dmitry Muratov, the Nobel Peace Prizewinning editor of the Russian publication Novaya Gazeta, meant when he said, Finally, only the anti-war movement of Russians, in my opinion, can save life on this planet.
Putin recognizes the threat he faces from demonstrations that have been urged on by Russian dissidents. So does Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. To all the citizens of the Russian Federation who come out to protest, I want to saywe see you, Zelensky declared last week. This means that you heard us. This means that you begin to trust us. Fight for us. Fight against the war.
He renewed the direct appeal to Russians on Sunday, announcing, Citizens of Russia! For you, this is a struggle not only for peace in Ukraine! This is a struggle for your country, for the best that was in it.
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Nothing Scares Putin More Than Informed Russians (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Mar 2022
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EYESORE 9001
(26,025 posts)1. Wonder if pootin calls informed Russians 'woke?'
Seems our domestic terror party fears an informed electorate.
lame54
(35,343 posts)2. And shirts. Don't forget shirts.