Do you believe Putin is a dictator?

Let me clarify my question...I will just give one example. When he invaded Ukraine and annexed eastern part of that country, US imposed sanctions on russians. Their economy crumbled. But Putin is not suffering it's the ordinary people that do. How can he gamble with people's lives like this...

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wisepearls · 51-55, F

I admit that I didn't do my homework researching this issue. I don't trust the media though. I feel many people in US still fighting the Soviet Union and totally forgot it is Russia now and it is not a communist nation anymore. I used to think that civilized nations can find peace and common ground in now times sadly not anymore. Moreover, I don't trust the Nato's view because look what happened to the Middle East and their view about Jihad and the democracy of numbers.
You can't treat all countries the same ignoring their dynamics, experience, and history. One rule doesn't fit all.