Slamming the Putin regime for its human rights abuses, corruption, and its invasion of Ukraine from the distance of Washington is easy to do. I do it all the time and never worry about my safety. But for Russians living in Russia, to do it takes enormous courage. Some Russians live in exile because the risks to their personal safety reached a point where they felt they had no choice but to leave their native land. But many Russians—people in the opposition and civil society and the intelligentsia—have stayed in Russia and regularly criticize the actions and decisions of their …read more
Source: The American Interest
