Reply to post: > THIS IS THE REAL PROBLEM, Putin is just a ... embodiment of what Russians believe in.

> THIS IS THE REAL PROBLEM, Putin is just a ... embodiment of what Russians believe in.

Hmm, maybe. But I remain skeptical. How many of those russians are succumbing to "groupthink" / "doublethink" i.e. they are lying about what they say they believe, because they are fearful of fascist thugs who are on the lookout for any russian sympathising with the enemy.