Nobody actually knows what Ukrainians think about the war between Ukraine and Russia.
It is illegal in Ukraine to freely express an opinion on the topic. Your opinion is dictated by the state. A journalist was just arrested in Ukraine for posting online justifications for the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.
You can talk to individual Ukrainians directly on the matter, without them having to publish their opinions in the press.
Know the matter really well due to volunteer activities last year. It’s roughly 50/30/20 (my subjective impression based on talking to many Ukranians). Most of them (50%) are simply scared and want to live their lives freely. The rich of them made it out of the country quickly. The other 30% are patriotic and anti-russian, but don’t want to participate in military actions. The rest (20%) are ultra patriotic and pro-active. Logically, they haven’t left the country and help at the front.
In the contrary. It is easy, just ask them. I talked to multiple Ukrainians in the last years (both online and in person) and also work with Ukrainians on a regular basis. 🤷
Which is not statisticaly significant…
I'm getting pushback. Rather than reply to individual comments, I will say that my point was only that they don't have free speech, and if they aren't free to express their actual opinion, asking them isn't necessarily going to get you their actual opinion. For example nostr:npub1pyzvmpujlpcy9whydlcay3gkm02wu0flehua3afdwqt22yqt33cqe6k0h8 gave a 50/30/20 breakdown where ZERO people expressed the illegal opinion.
I made the same point about Russia in a post right after the parent post.
I would respectfully disagree, sir. First, most of whom I talked to and asked are in the EU, have working visas and can speak freely, and they are even more likely to do so in private discussions. Second, being indifferent to what is happening is sort of illegal if you’re staying in Ukraine. Don’t forget, they have a full (not „partial“ as in Russia) mobilization, almost every man under 60 is supposed go and fight according to law. But believe me, many are hiding or paying bribes to avoid the draft. Plus somebody has to do normal jobs to keep the economy running. Third, I haven’t met a Ukrainian who would actively support what Putin is doing. I‘ve met some that hate Selensky, which is essentially the illegal option as you say. My single point is: The situation is so complex and unstable that anything they do or don’t do, say or don’t say can be interpreted as illegal by their government.
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