As for your anecdote if someone was stabbing me and wanted my wallet/bank/whatever, I will throw it in.
Stand on the graves of a million dead people and ask them if honor matters. Their silence will be your answer.
They got death threats, pulled off radio, cds burnt. Its impossible for me to explain anything rational over the din of rabid nationalistic flag waving and posturing to support this proxy war.
Zelensky 100% has the option to end the war. Just accept the terms and live another day to fight the bully
illegal to leave country - yes. Forced to fight - no. You need to have a really good connections inside military in order to join military in combat role those days.
Of course, when that “another day” comes you’ll again argue that they should lie down in the dirt and soil themselves.