I lived in Kyiv for more than a year and watched both revolution and Russian invasion.
It was never about "soft power" influence the author and other media usually talk but about a lot of people being tired of poverty, corruption, and power abuse.
It was never about "American government winning hearts" but about Russian government sending caskets to Ukrainian families. I saw many neutral folks who became pro-West because of the attack on their homeland.
It was never about "soft power" influence the author and other media usually talk but about a lot of people being tired of poverty, corruption, and power abuse.
It was never about "American government winning hearts" but about Russian government sending caskets to Ukrainian families. I saw many neutral folks who became pro-West because of the attack on their homeland.