I see a lot of comments like "Putin will never attack Eastern European/Nordic countries". No. Some information about the main topic of internal Russian propaganda for the last month:
- Russia must return all lands that once belonged to it
- Russia must solve "the Ukrainian question"
- the west is our enemy, Russia have reliable allies in the east
- Putin is the reincarnation of Peter the Great (hello Finland and Sweden)
Any peace talks or "business as usual" will lead to a new war in a few years against Poland, Finland, etc. and more blood and refugees. This is how an authoritarian, fascist militaristic state works.
I am trying to find a way to escape now, and it gets harder every day. Land borders are still closed for a formal reason (COVID) and most likely will never open again.
Unfortunately state television (the only television available for the most people) has been persistently making an enemy out of Ukraine since 2014. I don't know how it works, but propaganda can erase brains. The elderly and the poorly educated peolple really think that Ukraine is full of fascists and nazis who kill Russians. Orwell as is. it's horrible. On the other hand my friend who was protesting against the war was severely beaten by the police.
The most disgusting thing is that Putin has apparently lost touch with reality and can really press the button. He has absolute power in Russia. He is a psychopath. Things are very bad.
- Russia must return all lands that once belonged to it
- Russia must solve "the Ukrainian question"
- the west is our enemy, Russia have reliable allies in the east
- Putin is the reincarnation of Peter the Great (hello Finland and Sweden)
Any peace talks or "business as usual" will lead to a new war in a few years against Poland, Finland, etc. and more blood and refugees. This is how an authoritarian, fascist militaristic state works.