As a Russian, I don’t know how to live with the shame of Putin’s aggression | Anonymous

Younger Russians condemn all violence against Ukraine. But protest is impossible: we feel like hostages in our own country

This morning everything has changed. Here in Russia, over images of tanks rolling into Ukraine, broadcasters tell us that our actions are a response to Ukrainian military aggression.

I spoke to my father recently about the conflict in Ukraine. Any situation that involves aggression, injustice or war worries me. My father, though, was angry and sharp. He believed everything the authorities were doing was right. According to him, Ukraine was built with Soviet money, and it belongs to Russia. If it is occupied, the Ukrainian people are simply being saved from their government. And Russia's borders will be more secure.

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