I would like to discern between personal and collective responsibility. Yes, it is disheartening that so many people will personally pay for this regardless of

I would like to discern between personal and collective responsibility. Yes, it is disheartening that so many people will personally pay for this regardless of the fact that they might even be vocally opposing this and other actions. No, I don't think Russian people are absolved as a nation. I believe that nations are collectively responsible for their actions. Explanations that "I have only followed orders" have long been proven to be false defence. Every person that continues to work, pay their taxes, follow their roles, close their eyes and ears to the atrocities without opposing the tyrant is cooperating and enabling him to do what he wants. In the end you must recognise that Putin is only a human being and he is personally unable to do anything substantial. It is only other people that are enabling him that make this tragedy possible. Some nations decide to pay the blood price and revolt, and some decided to not do that. Ukrainians bled for their right to be a democratic country. So many other nations paid so heavy price because they did not want go with what was easy and comfortable but rather decided to do what is right.