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Thirty-nine% of those interviewed – down from 45% in October – said they supported the actions of the Russian military in Levada’s poll without reservations and answered with a “definitely” in their response.
Chronicles placed the number of “consistent” supporters – that is, those who not only support the war, but also believe army expenses should be a priority, and who would oppose withdrawing from Ukraine without reaching Russian President Vladimir Putin’s goals – at only 12% of responders, down from 22% in February.
And NORC found that just under half, 45%, “strongly” support the war.
Only 10 to 15% of the population supports “war parties” like that of Igor “Strelkov” Girkin, said Valery Fedorov, the director of Kremlin-loyal pollster WCIOM and an official advisor to the first deputy chairman of Russia’s presidential administration.
The Levada poll indicated that 57% of Russians “believe that peace negotiations should begin.”
Fifty-seven% is a record-high, only matching the level in October 2022, after the Kremlin declared a partial mobilization of military reservists.
Of those interviewed, 24% said Russia needed to negotiate peace, while 33% would simply “prefer” negotiations.
Meanwhile, Chronicles reported that 49% of its respondents “didn’t express support for the war,” and 40% “would support the decision to withdraw without reaching goals of the war.”
While Putin will win the election, dissent from the population might continue to affect his rule in the coming years.
The NORC poll said 66% of respondents claimed they would vote for Putin, but 42% agreed with the statement that there should be a regime change in Russia.
According to Russian Field polling, 58% of Russians oppose another wave of mobilization.
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