The "Russian Lives Matter" hashtag originated in Russia in 2020, inspired by the George Floyd protests, as a way of highlighting police abuses that average Russian citizens faced. Post-Ukraine War, #RLM has taken on new meanings. Yes: Russians deserve freedom from a police state that harasses them in ways both grand and petty. Yes: Russians require liberation from a draft feeding them into a meaningless and hopeless war. Yes: Russians deserve, above all, life, happiness, and a chance to prosper. Yes, #RussianLivesMatter, even if the Putin regime doesn't think so.
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