What he said is shocking Lazaros Papadopoulos on his TV SKY in an interview he gave.
The Russian-born veteran basketball player speaks Russian and is well-known in the country.
“We see a free country that has democratic processes, a free press and on the other hand a regime, without any pretext, no reason, they could not find any reason to enter Kyiv. What I want to emphasize in Kyiv is that we are not talking about a war between Russia and Ukraine but it is really an invasion.
Unfortunately, in Russia now there are no institutions, no procedures, where people can freely express their views. People who express an opinion are imprisoned, disappeared, poisoned, put in jail. The only ones who can express an opinion are those who are outside.
Let us not forget that Russia and Ukraine are brotherly peoples. It is like us Cypriots saying. And what is happening in Ukraine today is not a war against Ukraine, but we are talking about a war against democracy.
It certainly concerns everyone and not only Greece but also Europe. And if we do not take action now, if this action taken by Putin is not punished, the others will also be fished.
There is huge anger in Russia about Putin right now. The minimum wage is 100 euros, the pension is 70, people just can not express their opinion. “People in Russia can not protest.” reports.
But the most shocking thing is what followed. Lazaros Papadopoulos stated that he knows Russian and that expressions such as “erase Europe from the earth” are currently used on Russian television.
“If you listen to Russian television, because I know the Russian language, what they say in Russia is not that we will just conquer Ukraine but erase Europe from the map of the earth. There will be no Europe. “These are the words that are said in Russia on television, and unfortunately there is a minority of people who believe that.”mentioned among others.
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