Where have you been for eight years?

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"Where have you been for eight years?" or "Where have you been for the last eight years?"[a] is a phrase used during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine in support of Russia, pointing out that the Russo-Ukrainian War has been ongoing since the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea.[1][2][3] It has been described as Russian pro-war propaganda.[1][4]

Putin's "On conducting a special military operation" speech[edit]

Russian president Vladimir Putin's televised address on 24 February 2022 referenced the eight years that had passed since 2014 multiple times.[5]

For eight years, for eight endless years we have been doing everything possible to settle the situation by peaceful political means. Everything was in vain.[b] ... The purpose of this operation is to protect people who, for eight years now, have been facing humiliation and genocide perpetrated by the Kyiv regime.[c]

Responses[edit]

Ukrainian journalist and TV presenter Kateryna Osadcha said that "Russia has been tearing Ukraine apart for eight years".[7]

On March 3, 2022, Pavlo Kanygin, a Russian journalist, wrote his rebuttals towards the "where have you been for eight years" questions.[1]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Russian: Где вы были последние восемь лет? Ukrainian: Де ви були останні вісім років?
  2. ^ Russian: Бесконечно долгих восемь лет мы делали всё возможное, чтобы ситуация была разрешена мирно, политическими средствами. Всё напрасно.[6]
  3. ^ Russian: Ее цель — защита людей, которые на протяжении восьми лет подвергаются издевательствам, геноциду со стороны киевского режима.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Один из главных аргументов пропаганды — в Донбассе восемь лет убивали людей и никто этого не замечал. Используется даже слово "геноцид" Разбираем его с журналистом Павлом Каныгиным" (in Russian). Meduza. March 2, 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  2. ^ Deryugina, Tatyana. "Russian propaganda for children". Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Справочник для антивоенных споров в семье и на работе" (in Russian). DOXA. February 27, 2022. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  4. ^ ""Украину Россия разрывает на части уже восемь лет". Осадчая ответила россиянам на вопрос "Где вы были восемь лет?"". Бульвар Шоубиз (in Ukrainian). ГОРДОН. March 3, 2022.
  5. ^ "Transcript: Vladimir Putin's Televised Address on Ukraine". Bloomberg Business. February 24, 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  6. ^ a b Бумага (2022-02-24). "Расшифровка речи Путина о начале военной операции". «Бумага» (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2022-03-04. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  7. ^ ""Украину Россия разрывает на части уже восемь лет". Осадчая ответила россиянам на вопрос "Где вы были восемь лет?"". Бульвар Шоубиз (in Ukrainian). ГОРДОН. March 3, 2022.


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