Maksym Butkevych, a renowned Ukrainian journalist, and human rights activist, was held captive by Russia for over two years after being captured in June 2022. Following his return to Ukraine in October 2024, he has resumed his human rights work, focusing on the rights of illegally detained civilians. In an interview, he condemned modern Russian ideology, which views people as expendable resources, and criticized discussions regarding Ukraine's future that exclude Ukrainian voices, warning that it plays into Russian propaganda.
Everyone who is in the occupied territories is a hostage of the Russian regime, as the state views its citizens as expendable tools in their broader agenda.
Maksym Butkevych emphasizes that modern Russian ideology reduces individuals to mere tools of the state, stripping them of their autonomy and will.
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