Ethereum Co-Founder Supports Russians Resisting Putin’s Regime

Ethereum Co-founder Vitalik Buterin grants support for Russians. Although his priority is for Ukrainians, says the crypto leader. In detail, Buterin’s support is for those Russians and Belarusians who refuse Putin’s ‘’Z-ombie’’ regime against the Ukrainians.

Buterin tweeted his support, reposting Riddle Editorial Director Anton Barbashin’s post. Recently, Barbashin tweeted that a European University should welcome Russian students kicked out for protesting against the Russian war on Ukraine.

First priority is supporting Ukrainians. Second, and also really important, priority is supporting those Russians and Belarusians who refuse to let Putin’s Z-ombie regime represent them and take action to oppose it. https://t.co/cxpf5oZUiw

— vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) March 9, 2022

The reason for Buterin’s ‘’Z-ombie” usage is because the letter ‘’Z’’ was seen painted on the sides of Russian tanks seizing Ukraine. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, ‘’Z’’  is from the preposition ‘’Za’’ in “Za pobedu,” which means ‘’For Victory’’ in Russian.

Earlier, Barbashin tweeted that St-Petersburg University kicked out 13 students for participating in anti-war protests. But, the University authorities said it is away from politics and does not apply disciplinary measures to students for their political affiliations.

Sankt-Petersburg University kicks out 13 students for participating in antiwar protests. More to follow soon. https://t.co/3buY3Uswtc

— Anton Barbashin (@ABarbashin) March 9, 2022

Moreover, Buterin had remarked that Ukrainians were not the only ones suffering from war. ‘’Also people in Yemen, Ethiopia… just as human as Ukrainians and you are,’’ he said. He goes on to add that this was, however, not a valid excuse to not care about Ukrainians. It means we should ‘’self-reflect and extend our compassion’’ to others too.

Buterin is a Russian-born Canadian programmer who earlier tweeted on Putin’s declaration of war, saying that even though Ethereum was neutral, he was not.

Besides Buterin’s positive comments for anti-war activists and Ukrainians, his company Ethereum has donated big bucks to Ukraine and NGOs helping Ukrainians. Cryptocurrencies like BTC and DOGE have also contributed huge amounts of money for the same.