"Don't confuse the Putin regime with Russia", say exchanged Russian prisoners

Published 2024-08-02
Russian opposition activists, who were released on Thursday as part of a historic prisoner exchange, are calling on the world to distinguish between the Russian people and its president.

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All Comments (21)
  • @savagesnayle301
    Just from a a statistics point of view. U|K general election Reform party got around 4 million votes and 4 seats. Liberal Dems got around 3.5 million and 71 seats. How is that representative in a Democracy?
  • @richardanson2445
    We feel the same way about our tyrannical leaders in the West.
  • @ramstrong1961
    Lena Petrova EU's suicidal path; War, loss of sovereignty and economic decline
  • @ikoolit11
    We do understand your feelings . Same with us here in Philippines too. Addiction to drugs and alcohol,yessir… mr president
  • 😂😂😂😂he will realize quickly that the west is worse .....
  • @robbo8074
    Most people don't dislike a people because of their leaders UNLESS those people actually agree with said leaders and back them
  • @rostbif
    And yet he remains so popular in Russia. How so if Russia is not like him?
  • @Squarer67
    Don't tell us Putin doesn't reflect the views of the Russian people... Tell Putin!
  • Чет с переводом не то. Дядя не говорил о режиме Путина.
  • @ov7419
    Looks like he missed a lot of information since imprisonment 😂😂😂
  • @petriko_
    Of course he is confused, after all he has spent years in confinement 😅 Putin in Russia is more popular than ever before 🤷 We also know the cause - Western policies and overall approach to Russia.
  • @johnsmith-ht3sy
    So many of us in the West are opposed to the NATO war in Ukraine. See it works both ways.