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5 millions unarmed protesting people can do nothing to dictatorship. You need military to stand against Putin.

Exactly, Belarus did not go well.

If 5 million people march against him, the army will follow

That didn’t happen in Belarus and Hong Kong.

3% of the population rising up is enough to make social change. At some point there is a tipping point where even the army can't stop it.

There is no point where unarmed population can win with military and police. 2 million Hong Kong protesters out of 8 million population didn’t win.