My close relative in Russia: forever trusts Putin and his war, but never his ministers and not Russia’s covid vaccine

I was going to be more upfront and write “My Mother in Law in Russia: forever…” but I thought I’d be a little kinder to my mother-in-law and not feature her so prominently…

It feels like this is a place to make a few jokes about my mother-in-law or mothers-in-law in general but this story is not that easy to write. When you write, must you be more sensitive towards your friends and relatives? I’ve always wondered about this question…