This may seem crass, but I don't have any sympathy for the average Russian. The idea that this is Putin's war and the Russian people are bystanders is ridiculous.
Most of these guys made an informed decision to go on a business trip to Ukraine for money. All the original invaders were contract soldiers, very few were conscripts pressganged into battle. Before Ukraine, a ton were in Syria bombing civilians at the behest of Assad.
These people all had access to the internet prior to February 2022. They chose to believe their absurd propaganda about their great empire and 2nd Rome. They traded security and economy for liberty, and now they are being annihilated. My sympathy is with the Chechens murdered in the 90s, the Georgians in 2008, and the Ukrainians from 2014 to today. #### the average Russian.
Stop trying to rehabilitate haughty monsters who always thought they were special.
|