Kara-Murza: It's easier for non-Russian Russians to kill Ukrainians Vladimir Kara-Murza took part in a discussion in the French parliament, where he answered a question from Senator Claude Malhuret. The latter asked Kara-Murza if there was a revolutionary situation in the national republics of the Russian Federation due to the fact that natives of these republics constitute a significant part of the Russian invasion army and are dying in the war. Kara-Murza: <...> I was speaking yesterday in Strasbourg during the session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe with a colleague who works extensively with prisoners of war on both sides. <...> And she told me that there is another reason why the Russian Ministry of Defense recruits so many representatives of national minorities – because, as it turns out, it is psychologically really difficult for Russians to kill Ukrainians. Because we are one people. These are very close peoples, as everyone knows. We have almost the same language, the same religion, centuries of shared history. But if it is someone from a different culture, supposedly it is easier. That is what this colleague told me yesterday. I hadn't thought about it before. It seemed to me that the reasons were primarily economic. But after her words, I also started thinking about it. Translation: Olga Arles Video: Kara-Murza's speech in the Senate (Yandex auto-translation)
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