The taking of Aleppo has left many questions over war crimes and human rights abuses. (с) Hassan Ammar AP/Press Association Images. All rights reserved.
Through airstrikes and military assistance to Bashar Al-Assad’s regime, Russia’s armed forces bear responsibility for the mass slaughter of civilians in Syria. Russia’s military intervention in Syria has raised outrage across the world. Politicians and journalists have reacted with horror, but so have ordinary people, who took to the streets of Berlin, Istanbul, London, Paris and many other cities. Meanwhile in Russia, nobody seems too concerned. But is this really the case? If so, how can we explain Russian citizens’ seeming indifference?
