Masha Alyokhina

which affects personality, affects society, and basically rotten the country.

The state taught Soviet Union people that they are small.

They are, comparing to the state, nobody.

The protest of one person or of the group people will not lead...

to the change of the power.

So it's something which is in the blood.

At least five generations have been taught this thing.

I'm just trying to get a sense from you if you've got any hope that the people will protest more, will rise up.

The thing is that to overcome Putin's regime is, for my opinion, this is a goal for people inside the country and outside.

It's not possible to win him with flowers.

It's people with weapons needed.

What do you think about the West's response to Putin at the moment?

Ukraine should be safe and Europe needs Ukraine, not a part of Putin's gulag.

Because if it is something wrong with Ukraine, as Putin says, next will be something wrong with you.

They will find Nazis, so-called Nazis, in your country and they will invade.

Putin needs war.

This is like the general thing which Western people do not understand.

Putin needs war because he needs to keep people on survival mode.