The Kremlin is worried about the political impact of war disaffection leading up to the 2024 presidential election, according to a US think tank.
    • @[email protected]English
      15•1 year ago

      Putin is most concerned with the perception of his power. Having a significant percentage of the Russian people angry with him over the war in Ukraine increases the chance of disruptions that will weaken his apparent legitimacy

    • @[email protected]
      8•1 year ago

      They will need to win with 130% of the votes instead of 120%, the opposition will have the other 15% of course

    • @[email protected]
      2•1 year ago

      I thought they had this thing where elections weren’t necessary as they already knew the results.

  • @ReallyActuallyFrankensteinEnglish
    1•1 year ago

    This poll’s results are scary to Putin not because it shows decreasing support for the war, but because it shows decreasing effect of his intimidation campaigns.

    I don’t think he is under any illusions that people support his war at the moment (though he thinks they’ll love him for it in 10 years when they’ve “won”). But if people are not as afraid of his police state and actually willing to say that out loud, that’s the beginning of the end for him. Fear-induced silence has exponentially less effect the more people refuse to be afraid.