Everyone will do it when the country is massively invaded and occupied. As you can see, or maybe nor because you're disabled, it "was" different "before Russia invaded and took that away". All sorts of actual fifth column was tolerated instead of repressed, despite the country being already at war and partially occupied. And that's for over half decade before "the great guy" even took over when he defeated the previous "guy" in free elections (and the said previous "guy" returned from abroad in January 2022 to be tried for charges of treason, but now he's fighting to defend the country by financing and leading his own unit).