Russians shares their anger as new phase of war starts

• Western tanks sent to Ukraine sparked indignation in Russia’s tightly controlled state media.
• Many Russians voiced their frustration with the situation.
• And some made overt criticisms of President Vladimir Putin.

The supplies of Western tanks sent to Ukraine this week have sparked indignation in Russia’s tightly controlled state media, and some Moscow residents share this anger.

Ukraine’s tanks “are going to hinder our troops,” Sergei told Media in Russia’s capital. “But we are going to win regardless. It’s just enlarging the conflict,” he said, repeating the Kremlin narrative that Ukraine is a puppet government of the West.

“It’s going to bring on another world war,” an older woman added. “We remember WWII well, when I was just a kid. No one is going to win another world war.”

But there are other views to be had on Moscow’s streets as well. Many Russians voiced their frustration with the situation, and some made overt criticisms of President Vladimir Putin.

“It’s disgusting… they never should have started the war,” one woman said, calling Putin “guilty” of the invasion.

“There is a lack of public information,” another person said, expressing their frustration with the pro-war propaganda that fills Russia’s airwaves. “People should be explained things … it would be good if the experts started expressing their real opinions instead of obeying orders, from the government and Putin.”

But there are other views to be had on Moscow’s streets as well. Many Russians voiced their frustration with the situation, and some made overt criticisms of President Vladimir Putin.

Others feel the time is right for a Russian exit. “I think that this is a political war, and not a war for the people. Let them resolve this,” another woman said.

“What are we supposed to do? Our opinion means diddly squat.”
A film student, who has friends fighting in the conflict, said: “I’m on the verge of tears here. I just wish this special military operation never started in the first place, this war, and that human life was really valued.”

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