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Let's also not forget the unbearable plight of all Russian HNers, who due to circumstances beyond their control are now isolated from the rest of the world. Many of them suffer greatly and fear for their own lives as Ukrainian drone attacks hit deep into Russian territory. We shouldn't treat this situation as a football match, where people only support "their" side. Instead, peaceful coexistence with both sides fulfilling their obligations according to the Minsk agreements is required.

IMO this would require that both Putin and Zelensky do not stay in power.

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Funny, my mother-in-law lives in Russia and describes nothing of this sort of fear.

Young men there do have trouble working internationally. And they do have legitimate fears. But the fears are more along the line of being conscripted and sent to the front lines, and not the rather insignificant risk of drones.

You are drawing some sort of analogy between two dissimilar conflicts. Yet what the analogy precisely entails is totally unstated.

I am willing to entertain the idea that there is some relationship between them but it is very hard to do this when you cannot be bothered to explain in plain English why you think these two conflicts are related and in what manner? What aspects are you referring to?

It can be frustrating when someone tries to make a strong point, but focuses mainly on the flourish and does not actually explain any reasoning -- this doesn't contribute to intellectual exploration since without explaining your reasoning, there is zero chance you can convince any thoughtful person to change their mind.

You might be coming from a good place, but you are word for word posting Kremlin talking points currently being pushed all over the place through their think tanks.

Minsk agreements were impossible to uphold and Russia never attempted to do so from the beginning, it was showed upon then much weaker Ukraine as Ukraine was in no position to defend itself then, it is different now.

Sure, it's satire. My point was that if this article was about how Russian prisons brutalize Ukrainian children, dang probably wouldn't have posted asking for us to show compassion with the perpetrators' side.

Glad to hear that, certainly doesn’t transfer well on the first read, as I saw that sentiment far too widespread last few months.

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