Russia: "We're telling you openly for the millionth time the invasion is about seizing territory and erasing Ukraine and Ukrainian culture. We've also kidnapped a million Ukrainians and murdered tens of thousands more!"
People: "Ah, yes, I hear you: NATO is bad."

— Dr. Ian Garner (@irgarner) July 20, 2022

That does seem to be the script running in a lot of people’s heads. Doofuses abound.