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Simple question, do you think that the west should stop prolonging this war by sending weapons to Ukraine?
No (edit: no I don't think the west should send offensive weapons to Ukraine). But I think failure in this war is a unique opportunity for the Russian population to see what a shit fascist mafia state they ended up in and it might result in them rethinking their support for autocrats like Putin.
The reaction from the west told Russians everything they needed to know about this war. Any doubts people had that Putin might've been exaggerating the threat from the west were completely removed once the mask fell off and the west showed its true hate for Russians.
When USSR collapsed, Russians wanted nothing more than to be integrated into the western system. Instead, the west wanted to colonize Russia and extract resources from it. I personally lived through the hell that was 90s that was created by Yeltsin regime that US helped install. The current government in Russia is a direct result of western actions. Reap what you sowed.
The reality is that Russia will win this war, and Ukraine will likely be destroyed in the process. Countless thousands will die, and everyone will be worse off in the end. All because the west could not live with an independent Ukraine that was neutral between the west and Russia.
The fascist mafia that runs the west will make a lot of money in the process though.
Its really sad that you have swallowed the post-90ties Russian propaganda hook, line and sinker. I actually know quite a few Russians that live in Russia and/or recently fled due to the conscription and they are not nearly as indoctrinated as you who only knows the situation from long past childhood memory.
I haven't swallowed anything. I still have family in Russia, and I understand what things are like. Stop pretending you understand Russia better than I do. You are an incredibly conceited individual, and you're about to live through some very hard life lessons that will force you to reconcile a lot of the bullshit you've internalized throughout your life.