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It's always heartening to hear of Russians who *do* understand they're being lied to. I guess it's unsurprising in this case as these are the ones who routinely work with people based in other countries, and they're having conversations grounded in facts, figures and business strategy, rather than occasional family chat. In the long term, the mismatch between what their government tells them the world is like, and what their work colleagues are really like, must be impossible to ignore.
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Yeah, the team in Russia have a very international outlook which probably helps here. Everyone is getting regular communications from the top brass in our company on our position. For example, our CEO posted this;
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Politics aside, our company’s purpose is to provide ways to protect human life, and we condemn any type of violence. The military invasion of Ukraine by the regime in Russia is in direct opposition to our values: freedom, respecting human rights and democracy. Any action to harm fellow human beings or to restrain their freedom is wrong.
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Our IT department sets up our laptop lock screens remotely for whatever campaign is going on. For the last few days, it's been a big old Ukraine flag saying we are supporting humanitarian relief in Ukraine. Hopefully the Russian team have been excluded from this rollout as this could be fun if they open their laptop in public!