I understand from the news that there have been peace protests against Putin’s invasion of the Ukraine in many cities in Russia. They have my absolute support, just as I condemn the warmongering by NATO and our government led by Boris Johnson. Russians interviewed on demonstrations over here against the invasion of Ukraine have said that this is Putin acting against the wishes of the majority of the Russian people. While the older generation are misled by his propaganda on television, the young folks are much more aware of what’s really going on through the interwebs. This reminds me of Putin’s invasion of Chechnya at the beginning of this century and the horrific massacre of its people by Russian forces. I was reading a book about Russia after the end of the Cold War by an American author. He covered the war in Chechnya and managed to interview a senior Russian officer. The man was desperately trying to get his own son away from the war, and told the author that no-one wanted it. It was just Putin. To which you could probably add in this conflict Johnson and Biden, but no-one else.
I admire the immense courage of the Russian peace protesters. Protesting against any decision by Putin and his followers will get you arrested in Russia, let alone demonstrating against more militarism. As for the press, writing something that Putin disapproves of will get you beaten, or thrown down stairs. And in this country Johnson and Priti Patel are doing their best to make the demonstrations they don’t like impossible.
I heartily support all the protesters everywhere against this war, in Britain, Russia and wherever, and hope their voices will be heard against the warmongers. May there be a speedy ceasefire before this war consumes us all.
Love and peace – Mir i lyubov’.
Tags: Armed Forces, Boris Johnson, Chechnya, Cold War, Demonstrations, Joe Biden, Massacres, Priti Patel, Russian Language, The Internet, Vladimir Putin, War
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