One effect of this Ukrainian counteroffensive, if it continues to be successful, will be to make many who are collaborating (or grudgingly cooperating) with Russians in other occupied areas think twice.
I was talking to a teacher from an occupied town who told me... (1/2)
I was talking to a teacher from an occupied town who told me... (1/2)
...her headteacher said: 'It's obvious Russians are here for good, so better we cooperate and at least try to take care of our school, than flee and lose our homes/jobs.'
That calculation becomes trickier the less certain you are that the Russians are there for good... (2/2)
That calculation becomes trickier the less certain you are that the Russians are there for good... (2/2)
Also big Qs for Ukraine on how/whether to distinguish between enthusiastic collaborators and those who claim they did so out of a feeling of helplessness or some kind of civic spirit.
As I understand, there is not a legal distinction, but there may be a moral one. (3/2 ahem)
As I understand, there is not a legal distinction, but there may be a moral one. (3/2 ahem)
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