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The Ukraine Crisis: What to Know About Why Russia Attacked The New York Times
Poland’s prime minister said his country would do “everything” to help Kyiv win the war. For Ukrainians, the looming first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of their country is a historic milestone within an ongoing tragedy of unprovoked bloodshed, one which seems to be escalating again. But the war’s relentless destruction also poses a more existential question, one which fuels an urgent need to resist and prevail. For centuries, Ukrainians have struggled against Russian cultural dominance.

Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed six Russian regions were “historically inhabited by Ukrainians”. The evidence suggests that even in the best-case scenario, the mobilization effect will be nonexistent. For that, I was named ‘Volunteer of the Year’ in my hometown of Odintsovo. Lena, 30, is a former resident of the city who now lives in St Petersburg. People I met in the park wondered whether the statue had been the intended target, or whether the missile had been meant to hit a nearby government installation, and been downed by an air-defense missile? Ukrainians held a positive view of the Russian people throughout this period and only turned against the Russian state and its president in 2014 in response to Putin’s aggression.
“Surveys don’t show what people think, but what they are ready to say, how they are prepared to carry themselves in public,” Denis Volkov, the director of the Levada Center, the country’s premier independent polling and research organization, said. Even before the war, Russia was not the kind of place where you willy-nilly shared your political beliefs with strangers, let alone with those who called out of the blue. That tendency, forged in the Soviet period, only intensified in recent weeks, with new laws that criminalized “discrediting” the Russian military, spreading “fake news,” and making any mention in the press that the Russian invasion of Ukraine was war. You can argue that it isn’t realistic or human to force all Russians into a black-and-white response—either oppose the war or you are complicit.

The last Russia-Ukraine border crossing
One man in his fifties said, “It is now prohibited by law to answer what you think about this topic. “Russia continues to illegally wage war across Ukraine but the country continues to show remarkable determination and resilience in the face of Russia’s attacks, which is why the UK has changed its travel advice to these regions,” it said. “Today’s actions by Zelensky once again prove that our president is right about launching a special military operation,” he said. People walk next to a cracked panel apartment building in the eastern Siberian city of Yakutsk in 2018. Climate change is causing permafrost, or permanently frozen ground, to thaw across the Arctic. When the earth thaws, it can destabilize building foundations, roads, pipelines and other infrastructure.


Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, an outcry has arisen around the world. On March 2, the UN voted overwhelmingly to approve a resolution demanding the end of the invasion, with only five countries opposing – Russia, Belarus, North Korea, Eritrea, and Syria. As https://ambitious-camel-g3r4ks.mystrikingly.com/blog/kirill-rogov-on-what-russians-really-think-of-the-war-in-ukraine rages on, thousands have been killed according to Ukrainian authorities and many more injured.

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For the record, they don’t support the war in general, they do want it to stop; however, they can justify it in their heads somehow. Now, I’m very encouraged by the fact that the world understands that the Russian people did not choose this war, that instead it was started by a president who lives in some absurd reality of his own. And if I am not imprisoned soon for speaking out against war, I want to try – together with like-minded people – to do everything I can to give our country hope for a peaceful future. Surveys have suggested that the majority of Russians support the invasion. But it is difficult to determine how reliable these surveys are, in light of new crackdowns on free speech and dissent in Russia, where even the use of the word “war” to describe the invasion is now a crime.

It's quick to set up, and you can be confident that you're making a significant impact every month by supporting open, independent journalism. "The rouble (Russia's currency) will fall and people will have it really bad. So this must be avoided. It is not people's fault, but it will be ordinary people who will be hit," he said. The stock market remains closed amid fears of a massive share sell-off. However, when it comes to family, I, unfortunately, do have a conflict with my parents.
But as time passed, I got used to it, no matter how terrible it was. People get used even to war, especially if they live far from the battleground. Airfares were growing each time I refreshed the page and having reached the figure of 300,000 rubles ($4,000), I understood that an alternative was needed and bought bus tickets to Tbilisi with my girl from Moscow for 5,000 rubles ($66) each. You don’t know when your friends and family will be taken away for mobilisation. I’m afraid they will announce a full mobilisation and take everyone.

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By immobilising Ukraine, life is being preserved,” said pundit Vladislav Shurygin on the Channel One programme Vremya Pokazhet. Their town has been directly affected, so we are worried about them. Right now, they are relatively safe, but it’s a constant worry for my family. And other specialised apps, like Matlab (a programming and computing platform) and Coursera (an online course platform). Also, prices for some ordinary things, like cosmetics and food, have doubled, but in many cases, we have no alternative because there are no factories here that produce those products. Young Russians tell us about a war few wanted and how the sanctions are affecting their lives.

But now time has passed, it’s become obvious that no positive outcomes are to be expected. After the forum had ended, I made a visit to Kyiv that coincided with a Russian missile-and-drone barrage that heralded the start of Putin’s extensive campaign on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Ukraine’s president signed a decree instructing the government to develop a plan for preserving the national identity of the “historically inhabited lands” of Krasnodar Krai, Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kursk and Rostov. Volodymyr Zelensky has been condemned for claiming six Russian regions were “historically inhabited by Ukrainians”. Viktor isn't worried either, but does get basic military training at his university, which is common in Ukraine. I’m afraid they will announce a full mobilisation and take everyone.
I saw this Banderite reality with my own eyes,” he said, using a disparaging term for Ukrainian nationalists, which is also occasionally used as an ethnic slur against Ukrainians living in Russia. It also wants to know what Moscow has done to protect “the right of such children to preserve their identity, including nationality, name and family relations”. Ukraine has been able to strike multiple targets near St Petersburg in recent days because the region’s anti-air defences are “poor”. A man serving in Ukraine’s national guard has been arrested after four people were murdered in a Donetsk city. A Ukrainian father was killed and his daughter wounded in a Russian attack on an eastern Ukrainian city on Monday morning. He signed a decree on Wednesday calling for the preservation of Ukrainian identity in the “historically inhabited lands” of Krasnodar, Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kursk and Rostov, which border Ukraine to the north and east.

Compensation paid to wounded soldiers and the families of killed soldiers, many of whom live in the countryside, has also increased significantly. At the start of 2022 one dollar traded for about 75 roubles and a euro for 80. He says about 50% have "definite support" without any qualms, but the other 30% have support with reservations. Their town has been directly affected, so we are worried about them. In contrast, during the same period, the percentage of Russians holding positive views of Ukrainians plummeted from 55 to 34 percent.
Early Thursday morning, any remaining skepticism that their country would invade was put to rest, when Mr. Putin declared a “special military operation” in Ukraine. Roman Starovoit, governor of the Kursk region, said Mr Zelensky had proven why Russia’s “special military operation” was necessary. Roman Starovoit, governor of the Kursk region, said Mr Zelensky had proven why Russia’s self-described “special military operation” in Ukraine was necessary. The Arctic is warming up to four times faster than the Earth as a whole.


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