“Ukrainians are our family members, best friends, school fellows . . . Your heart is bleeding, you feel ashamed for your country,” she said.
“Nobody thought this would happen,” she said. “Before all this happened I was proud to say I’m Russian, I love my culture,” the UCD student said.“That’s why you don’t feel proud. You feel ashamed, especially in front of Ukrainians, who are our brothers,” she said.“The population and the government have nothing to do with each other, especially in our situation,” she said.
“I’m really sorry for what’s happening to them at the moment, it’s devastating . . . Now is not the time to come out onto the street and say I’m proud to be Russian,” she said. She is also worried about the impact of the severe financial sanctions on her relatives and friends living in Russia.The economic damage of the sanctions would likely “incentivise” many Russians to try to leave the country, Ms Takvarava added.“Lots of my Russian friends who have not opened bank accounts in Ireland are caught, their cards aren’t working, and their parents can’t transfer money to them because Swift is blocked,” she said.
How did you find this poor girl?
But she's not wearing a mask - Covid kills Granny's ffs
Give it a rest 🙄
It’s up to every Russian citizen to get the truth of what happening and rise up against Putin.
Let’s hope she sees the numerous memorials to Nazi collaborators in Ireland …. then ask how many Irish feel shame !
More appropriate is to be ashamed of Putin and his inner circle. Russian people are wonderful and have nothing to be ashamed of. Some Russian people are unfortunately fed fake news and sadly think its true.
As if this is a needed article. The Irish slimes hunting down normal Russians to apologize for Putin. Disgusting
No need. One man's fault, not all Russians want this.
The problem is mainly Putin. I was reading that many people even in the Russian elite and military were shocked when they realised that Putin was invading all of Ukraine - they assumed he wouldn't do it.
No need. You are not responsible. The way it works is, western powers can do what they want, everyone else can't
Nothing to be ashamed of, this is putins war, not the Russian peoples.
I am against painting all Russian people with the same brush, Putin should have been dealt with after Grozny in 1999, scary what went on there. USA have also committed whole scale devastation in the Middle East. It’s the average Ukrainian who wants democracy who is hurting.