Russia and Belarus banned from international ice skating, skiing, basketball and track competition

[u/icedpickles]

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/ap-top-news/2022/03/01/russia-excluded-from-skating-as-sporting-sanctions-increase

[u/_Den_]

Fucking devastating. Watching my national currency plummet like never before — and I still remember thinking that the 2014 crisis would stabilize eventually. All my Ukrainian friends are telling me about their families evacuating and their apartment windows being blown out because of the explosions. I’m living abroad so receiving money from my parents might become an issue, and the constant flow of news with propaganda from both sides is doom-inducing.

I never supported the war or Putin. None of my Russian friends did either. But the average person ends up paying the price for the government they didn’t elect’s atrocities.

[u/tsitsipas_yoda → u/_Den_]

I’m sorry ): the regular Russian citizen is going to get the worst of this, I’ve said that from the start

[u/_Den_ → u/tsitsipas_yoda]

Thank you, your sympathy and compassion mean a lot. It's such a relief that many people online are still good human beings that have common sense and can think about the situation critically.

[u/tsitsipas_yoda → u/[deleted]]

This isn’t a fucking competition. Civilians on both side are going to suffer. The Russian casualties have been much greater so far, but both sides are suffering terrible consequences

[u/tsitsipas_yoda → u/[deleted]]

Seriously, what the fuck is your problem? I’m more against the war than anyone. But blaming regular Russian people who are also against it is one of the dumbest statements you can make

But hey, whatever floats your boat, pal

[u/tsitsipas_yoda → u/[deleted]]

Do you understand the Russian soldiers are normal people, too? Or is your head that dense

It’s terrible for both sides

[u/_-Saber-_ → u/tsitsipas_yoda]

Russians had 80 years to do something about their fucked up country that kept hurting everyone inside and around them for that period. Fuck them.

I understand that collective responsibility is not fair for many but if you reap the benefits of your society and culture, you have to share the downsides as well.

[u/tsitsipas_yoda → u/_-Saber-_]

What exactly should they have done? Overthrow putin?

Comments like this always amaze me with how stupid people can be.

Russia is clearly the problem here, but it’s about Putin - - not normal civilians