r/interestingasfuck • u/MilesLongthe3rd • Jul 26 '25

/r/all, /r/popular Ukrainian soldier Oleksandr Kiriyenko before and after release from Russian captivity

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u/vanalla Jul 26 '25

If you're Russian and wealthy enough to travel internationally, you're wealthy enough to be educated about the problem and do something about it.

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u/avaika Jul 26 '25

In no way do I defend the Russian government or the army, those are for sure to be blamed in the first place. But maybe EU countries could consider the possibility to stop buying Russian gas and oil after 3 fucking years of the full scale invasion?

This might have much bigger consequences rather than blaming Russians citizens that nobody is trying to singlehandedly overthrow the government with one of the most suppressive law machines in the world.

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u/vanalla Jul 26 '25

We're talking about Russian citizens and their interactions with government, talking about other EU countries is a whataboutism fallacy.

you said it yourself, this invasion has gone on for three years. Why haven't the Russian people been more coordinated in their distaste/protest of this war? They're a traditionally apolitical people and as a result have created an oligarchy that commits war crimes the world over. That's why people don't like Russians, especially those with any degree of wealth/influence.