>Under duress you'd be surprised what you'd publicly support.

>It's not as if every Russian has the luxury to say what they want and not fear extreme retaliation.

I suspect that vast majority of people saying things like this haven’t even visited Russia.

I own a home in Moscow, am married to a Russian. Our family has been hit hard by sanctions. I have skin in the game.

Knowing what I know about the actual experience of living in Russia, I don’t believe any of these people are under duress to support this.