But, until recently, we in the West could pretend that the Russian elite were just like us. Kaspersky himself is a graduate of a KGB elite cryptology school and was a former Soviet military intelligence software engineer.
I mean, seriously, they're "security" programs from a NATO enemy. The German Federal Office of Information Security (BSI) has just warned everyone that they should stop using Kaspersky virus programs and recommends users "replace them with alternative products." Why? Because of the obvious: You can't trust them. Still, many Russian businesses, including Kaspersky, are trying to keep running business as usual. Recently, realizing that his invasion is failing, he threatened to cleanse Russia of "scum and traitors." But, while that is certainly a reason to keep your head down and your mouth shut if you're living inside Russia, it hasn't stopped true patriots such as Russian journalist Marina Ovsyannikova who interrupted the Russian national Channel One news broadcast to tell the people that their government was lying to them about the war. Of course, it takes courage to stand up to Putin. This is Russian President Vladimir Putin's attempt to turn back the clock and recreate Ukraine as part of a Russian-dominated Soviet empire. There is no moral defense for supporting the current Russian regime.Īnd, compromise? There is no compromise here. As I write this, the latest Russian atrocity is the bombing of a Mariupol theater being used as a civilian shelter.
So, there's nothing too surprising when we see Moscow-based security leader Kaspersky founder Eugene Kaspersky trying to tiptoe his way around Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Twitter: "We welcome the start of negotiations to resolve the current situation in Ukraine and hope that they will lead to a cessation of hostilities and a compromise."
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