“they’ve deported about a million Ukrainians, that’s a considerable part of the population. They’re shooting the local elites. They’re killing the men they think are capable of taking part in military activity. They are reeducating the teachers and children. They’re going through with this idea the best they can, of trying to eliminate the Ukrainian people. And you’re right, it all starts with talk. And that’s why we look on these examples of how Russians treat their history, how they treat their reporters, how they treat their language and we have to learn these lessons in time. Because, as you say, if we talk about our own reporters and fellow citizens in the same way, then we are preparing ourselves to do terrible things. - Timothy synder
Transcribed by me with minimal edits, so sorry for typos and faults in transcription