CMV: The invasion of Ukraine should be attributed to Putin, not Russia

Personally, I am quite sick of the anti-Russian rhetoric I see, the boycotting of Russian products, the cancelling of Russian artists and the negative generalization of Russians. I don't think most Russians agree with Putin, and the people who agree with him aren't necessarily bad people, they are just misinformed by state-controlled media. <br>In my view, the West should maintain a neutral stance towards Russia and Russians, and clearly state that the Ukrainian invasion is not supported by any nation. I for one would like to think that Americans don't support Trump.<br><br>**EDIT: This thread has gotten more attention than I expected, I will update the awards here as the discussion continues**<br><br>**AWARDS:**<br><br>** delta awarded to pizzabottle for pointing out that the the invasion is still carried out by Russians**<br><br>** delta awarded to sendnoodstoiceland for providing a Russian perspective on the situation**