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'If I Didn't Speak Out, I Wouldn't Be a True Christian'

 

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Moscow Times, Apr. 8: Nina Belyayeva has fled Russia because a "case" (criminal investigation) was being opened against her. Once it is opened, there is virtually no escape. In this article, Nina Belyayeva explained why she opposed the war – and is paying the price.

She is a deputy of the Voronezh regional council from the Communist Party (!) and spoke out against the war in Ukraine at a council session. "I am against the decision that was made by the president and against the what is happening today on the territory of the "sovereign state of Ukraine. I consider what is happening to be a war crime," Belyayeva said.

After her statement, the deputies demanded that Belyayeva be expelled from the council for what they called "speeches directed against the nation." The deputies also removed her from the deputy ethics commission and requested that the prosecutor's office evaluate her actions. She has since left the country. (Imagine that: standing up against war crimes is considered "unethical" in Russia!)

Belyayeva told The Moscow Times why she decided to speak out against the war and whether she regrets her words: "You have to ask yourself: What would Jesus Christ say? Ask yourself: Would you want to be 'liberated' like this? To have people come into your home with this kind of 'deliverance' and 'brotherly love'?"

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