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<p>This tiny chapel is on the grounds of the Northeast Science Station near the Russian town of Chersky. Ukrainian attitudes toward Russia were stable until 2013, with positive attitudes ranging from 65 percent in the west to 93 percent in the east. These figures belied allegations of a Russophobic western Ukraine; only twenty percent of the public there held negative views of Russians. In 2010, with the election of Viktor Yanukovych, Russian attitudes toward Ukraine dramatically improved, doubling to a 70 percent approval rating. Yanukovych signed the Kharkiv Accords extending the Black Sea Fleet basing agreement to 2042, and Ukraine adopted a ‘non-bloc’ foreign policy and changed its approach to national identity questions such as the Holodomor. “I know activists from other countries and they support Russian activists, but they don’t understand how we can continue to live and work under the war and the current government.</p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p>But, since Russia invaded Ukraine, it's been increasingly difficult for climate scientists in Russia to collaborate or share data about conditions in the country's vast frozen areas. Lack of data about conditions in the Russian Arctic is already hampering climate science, and will cause ever-growing gaps in our understanding of how climate change affects the fastest-warming region of the planet, scientists warn. But since the invasion of Ukraine, it has been harder for Russian scientists to share data about how climate change is affecting the region.</p><br /><br /><h2>Where do sanctions on Russia go from here? A foreign policy expert weighs in</h2><br /><br /><p>It’s too scary, the idea of dying or being locked up for life. Plus, I can see that despite many years of huge protests, the people have not achieved anything at all. I want peace, but my grandmother thinks our military is needed to protect Russians in eastern Ukraine.</p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p>What we do know is that young Russians, unlike their elders, are growing up in an era of smartphones and social networks, and therefore have access to a wider range of information compared with what they are told about the war on state media. Vladimir Putin has said there is broad public support for the invasion of Ukraine that he announced just before dawn on Thursday morning. But by evening, thousands of people in cities across Russia had defied police threats to take to central squares and protest against the military campaign. Many shout about it openly, but it doesn’t end in anything good. We really want to help, but we haven’t been able to solve problems even in our own country, and now requests are flying around that we stop the war in another country.</p><br /><br /><h3>Russian-American journalist detained in Russia for violating foreign agents law</h3><br /><br /><p>Moscow’s move against Ukraine, once a member of the Soviet Union, is sure to increase fears over the security of other former Soviet countries in Eastern Europe. It will heighten concerns about the strength of the post-1989 international order and America’s ability to influence it. "The rouble (Russia's currency) will fall and people will have it really bad. So this must be avoided. It is not people's fault, but it will be ordinary people who will be hit," he said.</p><br /><br /><ul><br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br /> <li>International scientists started collaborating with Russian scientists to investigate how permafrost was changing.</li><br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br /> <li>The night ends with a 39-year-old man driving a car into the police barriers at Pushkin Square with signs “This is war!</li><br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br /> <li>I believe that the political system in Russia will be severely degraded in the coming years.</li><br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br /> <li>You don’t know when your friends and family will be taken away for mobilisation.</li><br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br /> <li>Now, any anti-war speech can result in up to 15 years of imprisonment.</li><br /><br />  <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /></ul><br /><br /><p>On Sunday evening, when sanctions against Russian central bank reserves were announced, you could still use an app to order a dollar for up to 140 roubles, and a euro for up to 150. Dollars and euros began running out within a couple of hours of the invasion. Since then, very limited amounts of those currencies have been available and there is a cap on how many roubles you can withdraw. At [https://etextpad.com/ji5dwiv9is https://etextpad.com/ji5dwiv9is] of 2022 one dollar traded for about 75 roubles and a euro for 80.</p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p>But if you have imperialist views, you will not be able to live in Tbilisi for long. Polls have suggested that even though they are the least likely to support the invasion, many still back it. US intelligence has for months warned that Russia would seek to fabricate a major pretext before launching an invasion of Ukraine. In the end, no major false flag came, and experts now believe that Putin decided to act without gathering the backing of his own electorate.</p><br /><br /><ul><br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br />  <br /><br /> <li>The day before the start of the war, Putin told the nation of WWII-era promises not to expand NATO eastward and said those promises had been broken five times.</li><br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br /> <li>But since the invasion of Ukraine, it has been harder for Russian scientists to share data about how climate change is affecting the region.</li><br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <li>By immobilising Ukraine, life is being preserved,” said pundit Vladislav Shurygin on the Channel One programme Vremya Pokazhet.</li><br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br /> <li>Since anyone with anti-war signs is arrested immediately, protesters casually stroll along until a large enough crowd gathers to shout their opposition to what's going on in Ukraine.</li><br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br /> <li>But everyone who wants to participate can easily find out about it.</li><br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /></ul><br /><br /><p>I’m against the war, and most of my friends and people I know feel the same way. These are mostly people around my age with the same level of education. However, when it comes to family, I, unfortunately, do have a conflict with my parents. This has been pretty hard as we have very different views. On one hand, it’s affected everyone – psychologically, economically, and in many other ways. And on the other hand, I understand that we could be hurt if we did something to try and change it.</p><br /><br /><ul><br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br /> <li>For example, in certain online communities, they’ll just post a single number (indicating a date) and everyone understands everything.</li><br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br /> <li>Travel is hard – you can’t go anywhere with a Russian passport.</li><br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br /> <li>But the war’s relentless destruction also poses a more existential question, one which fuels an urgent need to resist and prevail.</li><br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br /> <li>Officials in Washington, Kyiv, and European partner nations have sounded the alarms that the consequences of aid drying up may be catastrophic.</li><br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br /> <li>The failures of the Ukrainian counteroffensive set the stage for renewed Russian offensives in eastern Ukraine, which kicked off in October and focused heavily around the city of Avdiivka.</li><br /><br />  <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /></ul><br /><br /><p>That a sledgehammer is now a positive symbol of Russian power in executions captured on camera and posted by MPs on Twitter. That the Kremlin was right to block the majority of independent media sites they used to read. Probably yes, if more people had stood up for their freedom and challenged state TV propaganda about trumped up threats from the West and Ukraine.</p><br /><br /><ul><br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br /> <li>As the war rages on, thousands have been killed according to Ukrainian authorities and many more injured.</li><br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br /> <li>Large-scale protests are reportedly planned in several Russian cities later on Thursday, and social media images have showed an increased number of single-pickets across the country.</li><br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br /> <li>While Moscow has suffered heavy losses during its ongoing assault — both in manpower and in armored vehicles — its forces continue to advance, making small territorial gains.</li><br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br /> <li>A man serving in Ukraine’s national guard has been arrested after four people were murdered in a Donetsk city.</li><br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br /> <li>War is a different matter altogether, though; in recent days, Russia has not seen any of the jubilation that accompanied the annexation of Crimea in 2014.</li><br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /></ul><br /><br /><p>On the sixth day of the war in Ukraine, there have been more than 6,000 arrests at anti-war protests across Russia. However, Gudkov also noted&nbsp;that Russia is struggling with high inflation due to the mounting cost of war. He said recent surveys show&nbsp;that Russians consider rising prices, especially for food and medicine, as their biggest problem. To them, inflation is a more pressing issue than the war, even though most Russians do not see a link between military spending and its impact on everyday life.</p><br /><br /><br /><br />
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<p>As concern grows that Russia will invade Ukraine, BBC correspondents gauge the public mood in Moscow and Kyiv on whether the crisis could lead to a wider war in Europe. For Russians this all brings back memories of what happened when President Putin annexed Crimea in 2014 and people queued for hours to get cash. Russian companies could end up cutting hours or stopping production as sanctions bite. As well as their savings falling in value, many Russians are predicted to lose their jobs as the economy reels from being cut off from financial markets in the West. But by Monday customers of Russia's biggest state-backed bank, Sberbank, told BBC Russian they could not order cash via the app at all - they had to go to its office and sign a form to do so.</p><br /><br /><ul><br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br /> <li>She supports our president, despite the fact that her whole family is still over there.</li><br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br /> <li>The Polish prime minister’s visit to Ukraine represents a step towards rapprochement between the two countries after border blockades by Polish truckers.</li><br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br /> <li>While 80% of poll respondents say they support Russia's military, some have mixed feelings.</li><br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br /> <li>These figures were published by the BBC's Russian-language service, which tracks Russian fatalities with the independent Russian media project Mediazona and a team of volunteers using publicly available sources.</li><br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br /> <li>Now a senior fellow at Johns Hopkins University, Pomerantsev shuttles between Washington, D.C., and Ukraine.</li><br /><br />  <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /></ul><br /><br /><p>Right now, we cannot withdraw other currencies at ATMs until September. The situation is exacerbated by the fact that the older generation is drowning in propaganda and believes that Putin’s actions are justified. Al Jazeera spoke with five young Russians about their views on the invasion, and how the blowback has affected them. In response, the US, EU, UK and other countries have levelled sanctions, both general and targeted, and doors have closed to Russians around the world, from research institutions to sporting events, in protest at Russia’s invasion. War never leads to anything good and won’t this time either,” – says 18-year-old Tonya, wearing a bag with a hand-stitched "No war" sign.</p><br /><br /><h2>How do Russian citizens feel about the war in Ukraine? Here’s why it’s hard to tell.</h2><br /><br /><p>In recent days the value of the Russian ruble has slumped against the dollar, the cost of living for Russians has soared and numerous companies, such as Apple, Disney and Nike, have withdrawn their products from Russia. This man has a certain political style, to which most of the Russian population is already accustomed. He is not a bright leader, and not the tyrant that the opposition paints him as, but he is definitely not the best thing that could happen to Russia.</p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p>On the contrary, the people taking to the streets are those against it, despite threats of arrests. The protesters trickle along smaller streets, following location updates from dedicated Telegram channels. The night ends with a 39-year-old man driving a car into the police barriers at Pushkin Square with signs “This is war! Not all forecasts regarding the detrimental impact of the war on Russia's economy had proven accurate, Gudkov said. Oil prices rose in the first year of the conflict, generating more revenue for the Russian state and certain&nbsp;segments of the Russian population. Sectors of the economy necessary for war efforts&nbsp;are working at maximum capacity,&nbsp;and wages in these sectors have&nbsp;doubled.</p><br /><br /><h3>Ukraine-Russia war live: Russia 'captures Ukrainian village'</h3><br /><br /><p>It also geolocated combat clashes to the north-west of Bakhmut, west of Donetsk city and south of Robotyne. Russian forces&nbsp;have advanced near the heavily-contested eastern town of Avdiivka, currently held by Ukraine, according to reports. Thank you for following The Telegraph’s live coverage of the war in Ukraine. The irredentist claims to the regions have long been made by Ukrainian nationalists.</p><br /><br /><ul><br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br /> <li>Then 69 € per month.Complete digital access to quality FT journalism on any device.</li><br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br /> <li>I want peace, but my grandmother thinks our military is needed to protect Russians in eastern Ukraine.</li><br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br /> <li>If they are troubled by Russia bombing a city where many have friends and relatives, then they're trying not to show it.</li><br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br />  <br /><br /> <li>“Since we lived in Russia, the war affected us quite a lot.</li><br /><br />  <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /></ul><br /><br /><p>Volkov says these polls are conducted face-to-face, and people are assured of anonymity. Still, he notes, the survey results reveal at least as much about what people are willing to say in public than about how they truly feel. Going to war is one of Russians’ greatest fears, according to the Levada Center, an independent pollster. And after Mr. Putin’s angry speech and his cryptic televised meeting with his Security Council on Monday, Russians realized that possibility was lurching closer toward becoming reality. For [https://houmann-monroe-2.federatedjournals.com/why-many-russians-feel-a-deep-unease-over-going-to-war-the-new-york-times-1707426322 https://houmann-monroe-2.federatedjournals.com/why-many-russians-feel-a-deep-unease-over-going-to-war-the-new-york-times-1707426322] , Russians of all political stripes tuned out American warnings that their country could soon invade Ukraine, dismissing them as an outlandish concoction in the West’s disinformation war with the Kremlin.</p><br /><br /><h2>Ukraine repels Russian drone attack</h2><br /><br /><p>Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed six Russian regions were “historically inhabited by Ukrainians”. Permafrost is the permanently frozen ground found across the Arctic. As it thaws, it creates massive problems for infrastructure built on top of it, causing roads to buckle, building foundations to crack and pipelines to break. Western officials have been reluctant to characterize Russian efforts as effective. A top Pentagon official told reporters this week that while Moscow has tried to shatter the lines in eastern Ukraine, it has "not succeeded" in its efforts. One reason why Ukraine's much-anticipated summer counteroffensive failed to produce significant results was that Russia had built a complex network of defensive fortifications throughout Russian-occupied territory in eastern and southern Ukraine.</p><br /><br />

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As concern grows that Russia will invade Ukraine, BBC correspondents gauge the public mood in Moscow and Kyiv on whether the crisis could lead to a wider war in Europe. For Russians this all brings back memories of what happened when President Putin annexed Crimea in 2014 and people queued for hours to get cash. Russian companies could end up cutting hours or stopping production as sanctions bite. As well as their savings falling in value, many Russians are predicted to lose their jobs as the economy reels from being cut off from financial markets in the West. But by Monday customers of Russia's biggest state-backed bank, Sberbank, told BBC Russian they could not order cash via the app at all - they had to go to its office and sign a form to do so.











  • She supports our president, despite the fact that her whole family is still over there.








  • The Polish prime minister’s visit to Ukraine represents a step towards rapprochement between the two countries after border blockades by Polish truckers.








  • While 80% of poll respondents say they support Russia's military, some have mixed feelings.








  • These figures were published by the BBC's Russian-language service, which tracks Russian fatalities with the independent Russian media project Mediazona and a team of volunteers using publicly available sources.








  • Now a senior fellow at Johns Hopkins University, Pomerantsev shuttles between Washington, D.C., and Ukraine.










Right now, we cannot withdraw other currencies at ATMs until September. The situation is exacerbated by the fact that the older generation is drowning in propaganda and believes that Putin’s actions are justified. Al Jazeera spoke with five young Russians about their views on the invasion, and how the blowback has affected them. In response, the US, EU, UK and other countries have levelled sanctions, both general and targeted, and doors have closed to Russians around the world, from research institutions to sporting events, in protest at Russia’s invasion. War never leads to anything good and won’t this time either,” – says 18-year-old Tonya, wearing a bag with a hand-stitched "No war" sign.



How do Russian citizens feel about the war in Ukraine? Here’s why it’s hard to tell.



In recent days the value of the Russian ruble has slumped against the dollar, the cost of living for Russians has soared and numerous companies, such as Apple, Disney and Nike, have withdrawn their products from Russia. This man has a certain political style, to which most of the Russian population is already accustomed. He is not a bright leader, and not the tyrant that the opposition paints him as, but he is definitely not the best thing that could happen to Russia.







On the contrary, the people taking to the streets are those against it, despite threats of arrests. The protesters trickle along smaller streets, following location updates from dedicated Telegram channels. The night ends with a 39-year-old man driving a car into the police barriers at Pushkin Square with signs “This is war! Not all forecasts regarding the detrimental impact of the war on Russia's economy had proven accurate, Gudkov said. Oil prices rose in the first year of the conflict, generating more revenue for the Russian state and certain segments of the Russian population. Sectors of the economy necessary for war efforts are working at maximum capacity, and wages in these sectors have doubled.



Ukraine-Russia war live: Russia 'captures Ukrainian village'



It also geolocated combat clashes to the north-west of Bakhmut, west of Donetsk city and south of Robotyne. Russian forces have advanced near the heavily-contested eastern town of Avdiivka, currently held by Ukraine, according to reports. Thank you for following The Telegraph’s live coverage of the war in Ukraine. The irredentist claims to the regions have long been made by Ukrainian nationalists.











  • Then 69 € per month.Complete digital access to quality FT journalism on any device.








  • I want peace, but my grandmother thinks our military is needed to protect Russians in eastern Ukraine.








  • If they are troubled by Russia bombing a city where many have friends and relatives, then they're trying not to show it.








  • “Since we lived in Russia, the war affected us quite a lot.










Volkov says these polls are conducted face-to-face, and people are assured of anonymity. Still, he notes, the survey results reveal at least as much about what people are willing to say in public than about how they truly feel. Going to war is one of Russians’ greatest fears, according to the Levada Center, an independent pollster. And after Mr. Putin’s angry speech and his cryptic televised meeting with his Security Council on Monday, Russians realized that possibility was lurching closer toward becoming reality. For https://houmann-monroe-2.federatedjournals.com/why-many-russians-feel-a-deep-unease-over-going-to-war-the-new-york-times-1707426322 , Russians of all political stripes tuned out American warnings that their country could soon invade Ukraine, dismissing them as an outlandish concoction in the West’s disinformation war with the Kremlin.



Ukraine repels Russian drone attack



Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed six Russian regions were “historically inhabited by Ukrainians”. Permafrost is the permanently frozen ground found across the Arctic. As it thaws, it creates massive problems for infrastructure built on top of it, causing roads to buckle, building foundations to crack and pipelines to break. Western officials have been reluctant to characterize Russian efforts as effective. A top Pentagon official told reporters this week that while Moscow has tried to shatter the lines in eastern Ukraine, it has "not succeeded" in its efforts. One reason why Ukraine's much-anticipated summer counteroffensive failed to produce significant results was that Russia had built a complex network of defensive fortifications throughout Russian-occupied territory in eastern and southern Ukraine.



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