It’s not just Putin’ war.
See, that is somewhat true. That is what upsets me the most.
Its probally closer to 50-50 or 60-40 either direction for support than normal figures. (I remember even seeing those dropping recently)
Propaganda does a lot especially if its been slowly implemented over a decade or more.
Because, as bad as this sounds, behind the hateful is someone who thinks what they are doing is right because government propaganda. Yet would never have felt this way before hand.
But I do trust that a good portion of Russians (most only have state media, Moscow isn't Russia) are against this or would be if they knew the truth.
Its a shame, it took generations for the hate to actually leave Germany, and Germany was an exception, usually when countries lose wars, their citizens become bitter to the ones that defeated them.
This war is steadily becoming a war of pure hate (on both sides, just Ukraine has a valid reason), and it disgusts me what Putin has done to the Russian people. If they understood, Russia is Nazi Germany, and Ukraine is the USSR , not the other way around, they would be horrified. Because Russians understand WW2 comparisons, that's why the Nazi claims work.
These two cultures truly were truly close until it was all fucked up. Russians with Ukrainian family members, culture borrowed from each... Nah, now they are polar opposites who hate even their families.
Fuck Putin. He needs to be defeated. Then, my personal opinion is even though we should take some restitution from Russia, we should work on supporting both countries after the government has fallen, which will benefit the whole world.
Because if both Russian's and Ukrainian lives improve, then the west would have their support and near total control of the
world. (not to mention the hate would drop off a lot quicker)
Putin is pushing towards the black sea, based on an old doctrine from an old leader, because they know how immensely valuable the region is. We are talking we wound have influence on most of the Northern Hemisphere. So we have to do this right and make sure we have the support of the people, otherwise another tyrant will rise.