I think OP objected to the use of the word “genocide”. Regarding Russian government’s attitude, to my ears the rhetoric does not seem to be compatible with gen

I think OP objected to the use of the word “genocide”. Regarding Russian government’s attitude, to my ears the rhetoric does not seem to be compatible with genocide (rather the opposite—they can’t do this to their own people, which they claim Ukrainians are), but it is compatible with extensive political persecution of those Ukrainians who don’t agree with this position, which is also pretty bad.