Thread: Local people comment what happened in Mariupol at 9th May (video) + related

Originally Posted by UhOhXplode

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But President Putin didn't call ethnic Russians "idiots". He called prejudiced ethnic Russians "idiots". It was probably a politically motivated statement since there is some Nationalism in other Russian political parties.

Wrong. Find Russian sites (where they discuss it) or Russians that can translate for you. Many Russians have said that he called ethnic Russians who want the country for themselves (naturally), idiots. It's a recognizable insult. So, he insulted a sizable portion of the population. Sugarcoating or spinning it as anything else is inaccurate and insulting.

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