My personal opinion is that the only way Western democracies can wean themselves off the war teat is for us to direct our attention to our own war crimes.

With Gaza, Germans have been enlightened to the fact that the war in Ukraine isn’t the only atrocity their state is involved in. German ammo kills kids: a growing segment of German society is starting to understand this.

> I think the real issue is that Russian people consistently fail to hold their leaders accountable.

Yes, and I think Europeans understand that the most effective way for Russians to learn this, is for Europe to lead by example. Accountability for European leadership is also a massive problem. Germans seem to be very much more aware of this than most.