Russia’s self-defeating invasion: Why Vladimir Putin has lost Ukraine forever

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1. simsa04 (simsa04@gnusocial.net)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Sep-2022 09:50:33 JST simsa04
   Taras Kuzio, "Russia’s self-defeating invasion: Why Vladimir Putin has lost Ukraine forever" https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/russias-self-defeating-invasion-why-vladimir-putin-has-lost-ukraine-forever/
   
   «Ukrainians are now less inclined to differentiate between the Kremlin and ordinary Russians. Following the invasion of Crimea and eastern Ukraine in 2014, a majority of Ukrainians blamed Russia’s leadership. However, they now overwhelmingly hold both the Kremlin and the Russian people responsible for the current invasion. As a consequence, the number of Ukrainians who express positive views of Russians has plummeted from 47% in 2018 to just 3% today.
   
   This collapse in positive attitudes toward ordinary Russians is not difficult to explain. Everything from polling data to anecdotal evidence demonstrates overwhelming Russian public support for the invasion of Ukraine. Millions of Ukrainians with relatives in Russia have personal experience of their family members either applauding the war or accusing them of lying about the horrors of the invasion.»
   
   I wasn't aware how much this aspect of the war – firm divisions inside families – contributes to a strengthening of a unique personal and national Ukrainian identity. This form of "identity building" seems problematic to me.
   
   (I prefer the form of "identity building" that rests on the acknowledgement of what one has in common instead of what separates one from others.)
   
   #Ukraine
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