[csydas]

No, it really doesn't follow. The subset of russians living in germany who approve of the war has no bearing or relationship to all russians.

The "living in germany" part doesn't contradict the same concerns that those living in russia have, as like those living in russia, the emigrated russians likely have:

- family still in russia - ties to russia (financial, business, family, etc) - desire to visit russia without having to deal with legal harassment for actions done abroad - desire to be able to assist people (family/friends) living in russia without compromising them

This does not mean that they are for or against a current government, but rather, that the proposed logic is specious as it tries to create a separation where it is not probable there is one while simultaneously extrapolating the results of a small sample size across a population that supposedly is without the influence of Russia.

[older]

Well, maybe you're right but I'm not so sure. After watching recent interviews with random people on the streets of Russian cities. Here's interesting thread on twitter by someone sharing his experience calling random Russians and trying to talk: https://twitter.com/GentileOslo/status/1506663082634145797