As opposition to Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine grows in his own country, DavidParsley50 speaks to Russians about their views on what is still called a ‘special military operation’ in Moscow
and artillery, the people of Russia are dealing with an onslaught of their own.
“I do not support the war, but I think the culprit of what is happening in Ukraine is the United States,” says Dmitry, 38. “American politics has long been aimed at weakening Russia in every possible way. Putin is not at war with the people of Ukraine, but against the government that the Americans have placed in Kyiv.”
For Dmitry, Ukraine should look east, not west. It should be “an autonomous part” of Russia that Moscow “will support and develop”, he says.
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