２０２２年５月２５日（Wed.）15:00UP ：　　　日本国内でも既に報道されていますが、敢えて、英文のものを掲載します。こうした行動や意見がロシア国民にも広がることを願っています。（ニュースソース：　BBC ５月２４日発　）

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Russian diplomat quits over war in Ukraine

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Boris Bondarev has released a scathing public statement after quitting in protest at the war

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A Russian diplomat has quit his job in protest at the "bloody, witless" war "unleashed by Putin against Ukraine".

Boris Bondarev, whose LinkedIn says he worked at the Russian mission to the UN in Geneva, told the BBC he knew his decision to speak out may mean the Kremlin now considers him a traitor.

But he stood by his statement which described the war as "a crime against the Ukrainian people" and "the people of Russia".

Moscow has not yet commented.

Russia has cracked down on those who are critical of or veer from the official narrative surrounding the war, which it refers to only as "a special military operation".

In the letter posted on social media and shared with fellow diplomats, Mr Bondarev explained he had chosen to end his 20-year career in the service because he could no "longer share in this bloody, witless and absolutely needless ignominy".

"Those who conceived of this war want only one thing - to stay in power forever," he wrote.

"To achieve that, they are willing to sacrifice as many lives as it takes," he continued. "Thousands of Russians and Ukrainians have already died just for this."

The letter does not hold back over his former employer either, accusing Russia's Foreign Ministry of being more interested in "lies and hatred" than diplomacy.

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外交官を辞職した彼の言葉の中に：　the war as "a crime against the Ukrainian people" and "the people of Russia".　と言う部分があります。正に、プーチンの狂気の行動はウクライナの人々に対する犯罪行為であり、と同時にロシア国民対しても同様だとしています（同感）。これを読むと、まともなロシア人も存在することがわかります。逆に、プーチン一派は時代遅れの・時代錯誤の・超利己主義者たちなのでしょう。この世から抹殺すべき対象です。

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