Posted on 05/17/2022 2:43:57 AM PDT by GonzoII
The war in Ukraine is driving a wedge between Russian speakers in Germany. Putin’s critics and supporters are fiercely divided. The conflict came to a head on May 9, which marked 77 years since Nazi Germany's surrender.Barricades, strict regulations, and thousands of police on duty: German authorities predicted May 9 would get heated. Commemorated as "Victory Day” in many former Soviet countries, the date marks 77 years since the surrender of Nazi Germany. But due to the war in Ukraine, the occasion took on a whole new meaning. The divide between Putin’s opponents and supporters was brought into sharp focus. Authorities banned the display of Russian and Ukrainian flags in the hopes of avoiding escalation. But emotions were running high at dueling protests, with demonstrators breaking out in verbal confrontations over Russia’s war in Ukraine. DW reporter Oxana Evdokimova shows the divisions in the Russian-speaking community in Berlin and why many Russians in Germany support Putin and the military aggression in Ukraine.
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"I am completely unable to comprehend how anyone can blame Ukraine for being invaded. How warped would your logic have to be to think that?"From the comments.
The Russians and Germans disagree about this...the Germans say there are around 1.5 million Russian immigrants in the country. The Russians hype 3.5 million (mostly counting Russian Jews and the Germans who returned to Germany after their ancestors came to Russia 300 years ago...into the German number).
The majority of the Russian-Germans are negative about German public TV news....preferring Moscow’s angle on things. You can shop in most German grocery stores and find an aisle with Russian products (at least before the sanctions started up).
I might even go and suggest that 60-percent of the make-up of the AfD Party is probably ethnic Russian-German.
As opposed to: Germans in Germany clash over Nazis in Germany and Ukraine.
#1, It is a question I have asked myself and have no answer.
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