I see this as a means to divide further and to attain higher moral ground - "do THAT" in case of alert or "you are not welcome here until you SIGN THIS" in case of redirection.

For that to be a little bit more fair, I would like to see a detection of NOT Russian or Belorussian visitors with alerts and redirection to forms of their respective governments who did nothing to prevent a war.

Consider that a feature request. ;)

I politely withdraw myself from answering your second question. It is too inflammatory.

I still think that it is possible for governments to learn - they are people, just like us, - and I think it is not only Russian government who can learn from this situation.

I should thank you - (non-)answering your questions made me think by standing in your shoes. It is interesting and important experience.

I will ask another more genuine question (it's a real question that I have). If Russia would have a more democratically elected leader (let's just say Navalny for the sake of argument). Would the ties between EU and Russia be more collaborative, or do you still think this would have ended with a war?

In other words, is NATO really out to destroy a democratic Russia (Soviet Union is already long gone)?

I rephrase. If Russia wants some independence in its decisions from external influence(#), the concerns raised by Putin are valid whoever is the leader of Russia.

I think it is unfortunate if the acceptance of these concerns depends on the person expressing them. Moreso, I think it is unrealistic to expect that different person would express same concerns and get different results without exchange of some other important pieces.

In other words, it appears that NATO does not like Russia in its current form.

Of course I am glad to accept you apologies and, in turn, I would like to express mines. I know I can be excessively sarcastic in my tone and I would like to apologize for that.

(#) I came to think that politics are all about "whose influence we prefer this time of day". The right to choose is still important.

Can you give an example of where Russia cannot take independent decisions?

Right now I cannot provide you with concrete example.

That's one of things I remember, you may find other.

There is people protesting in Russia right now, no matter the risks, I don't see the harm in trying to increase their numbers.

Also, 100% of the media is spinning the "we're liberating Ukraine from the Nazis" take, and unless you spend very considerable effort doing your own research, you just won't find a single information source telling you otherwise.

And if you get anywhere close to organizing a protest with a non-trivial number of participants. They will figure out who's in charge, and will put you behind bars as a warning to others.

That, and people generally don't trust each other, don't trust the system, and are mostly busy trying to survive, find cheap food, and not get caught in a crossfire.

I think depending on the person this could go either way. Perhaps they feel spurned, isolated, or blamed personally, and respond with anger.

if dozens of websites do the same that might push people to protest

internet is a huge part of our lives, most people use it for hours everyday, it can be more than a minor inconvenience

You didn't? Oh, was it not justified to hold your civilian population accountable for the actions of your democratically elected and re-elected leaders? Or did you just not get annoyed enough?