The Putinista wing here believes that Putin has a right, even a duty, to punish the uppity Ukrainians for daring to break free of his benevolent dictatorship.
Not paying Russia for already heavily-discounted oil is “ daring to break free of his benevolent dictatorship.”??
I know and it bothers me greatly. I attribute it to either a libertarian Ron Paul view of the world or being so young that they have never fully understood the nature of the beast