But in the 26 months since that calamitous decision, the question of blame has widened in the minds of many Ukrainians. They now tend to see the weakness of the Russian anti-war movement as a mark of complicity among the Russian public, and they are dismayed by Putin's approval rating.
Even President Volodymyr Zelensky and his team have all but given up on their hopes of a popular backlash in Russia against the war. They are no longer inclined to believe in the existence of what they often call Good Russians.
For many Ukrainians, I'm just another Russian who attacked their country. Inside Ukraine, the only Russians who enjoy widespread acceptance and gratitude these days are the few who have taken up arms to fight alongside the Ukrainian army.
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