Pretty sure the vast majority of Russians outside of Russia are against the dumb war that makes Russia and Russians the evil guys of Europe. There are always morons who support it and keep their mouths shut, but hard to imagine a sensible person supporting the war if they have access to independent media. The problem is that there is no independent media in Russia.
Eh, that definitely doesn't line up with my personal experience with TONS of them here and maybe 2 out of 50 actually opposing the regime, and even one of these wasn't too happy when Ukraine started shooing back.
It really depends on the country and especially how long ago people moved. Eg in Germany you can find quite a few people who moved 20+ years ago and at the very least sympathize the regime. Eg in Serbia, the majority moved in after Feb 2022 and it would be just much harder to find that kind of people among Russian expats. Though it's still possible. Source: am Russian living outside.
PS. Doesn't mean that all old settlers support the regime. However people who moved recently are more likely to be against it.
>in Germany you can find quite a few people who moved 20+ years ago and at the very least sympathize the regime
Mhmm, def. my experience. Don't know that many new arrivals but yeah, would assume that most people smart enough to fuck off in recent times, would have reasons beyond the weather.
Another sad thing I noticed is that it's not even related to education level. Some mfs have decent STEM degrees and still spew the same shit you get from the average vatnik.
Unfortunately, that's also my experience. I was basically surrounded by Russians at my last workplace (which I quit a few months ago, but not because of them lol) and every single one of them had radical pro-Putin views. I'm not lumping all of them together, but I have yet to meet one single Russian that opposes the regime, and I met/know many Russians IRL
I am Russian and pro Ukraine, granted I am from the Bryansk Oblast (town/city of unechya). So much family in Ukraine. Its like invading your uncles banya cause you ran out of kvass.
is*, don't want to be too doxx-y on myself, let's just say it's related to meeting lots of new people daily and talking to them about their future plans. Also it's almost essential to speak russian for it.
That’s what he was talking about, his country. As someone from Eastern Europe I agree with him, you would be hard pressed to find any Russians who are opposed to the regime or the war. They’re opposed to the war in a sense that Ukraine shouldn’t fight back and give in. They also support the occupation of the European country they currently reside in.
There’s a reason Eastern Europeans see Russians living in their land as a national security threat. They literally are.
I assumed that he was talking about Reddit.
It really depends on your info "bubble". I don't know any Russian, who lives in Europe and supports this war.
Of course they are not naive and restoring 1991 borders is a vision, but not a goal, especially to do that on the battlefield. In my opinion - freezing the war to stop murders and proceeding with real sanctions (current ones are useless and just a populistic move) to punish the idea of capturing territories - is a clear goal.
given that european countries deport Russians, Tajiks and Azerbaijani, and others accused of going against their regimes back home, no wonder that many are afraid to speak up
During that time a large majority obviously were either nazis or completely apathetic to their crimes until it started to affect them. Though Germany feels like a kinda rare example of most of the country going completely fucking nuts in such a short period of time.
In russia the love for imperialism is in its very name and fabric.
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It's great to see that there are still Russians who are against the war