Can Russians be held responsible for the invasion of Ukraine?

Protesters against Russia's actions in Ukraine are arrested in Moscow in March 2022 Source: AAP / Kommersant Photo Agency/Sipa USA

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Some say that – in a country with poor democratic standards and hardly free elections, the public cannot be held responsible for the war. But others disagree.

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