According to data published by the independent Meduza news website, more than half of the population supports peace talks.
The attitude towards Russia’s war in Ukraine seems to have changed on the home front. The change of attitude is revealed by an independent Russian news site currently operating in Latvia About the poll acquired by Meduza (you will switch to another service).
According to Meduza, the measurement was made by the Russian Federal Protection Service FSO and the data was only intended for internal Kremlin use.
According to the poll, 55 percent of Russians now support peace negotiations with Ukraine. Back in July, only 30 percent of the respondents in FSO’s survey were in favor of negotiations.
Currently, only 25 percent of the respondents support the continuation of the war, compared to 57 percent in July.
The results are in line with an opinion poll conducted in October by the Russian independent Levada research institute. In it, 57 percent of respondents gave support for peace negotiations. 27 percent were in favor of continuing the war.
According to two anonymous sources close to the presidential administration, public opinion polls are now being reined in, reports Meduza.
The Kremlin doesn’t care about public opinion
According to Meduza’s news, the losses suffered by the Russians in Ukraine and the social burden caused by the “partial implementation of the movement” announced in September seem to affect the public’s opinion. Director of the Levada Center Denis Volkov according to the president, support for peace talks began to grow Vladimir Putin after the September mobilization announcement.
According to Volkov, it was easy to support the war at first when it did not affect oneself. The situation changed due to the “partial implementation of the movement”.
– It’s about the reluctance to personally participate in the war, Volkov interprets.
Sociologist Grigori Yudin tells Meduza that he does not consider it completely out of the question that the current apathetic attitude of the Russians will turn into anti-war demonstrations.
According to an anonymous source interviewed by Meduza, despite the results of the opinion polls, there is no great fear in the Kremlin of the people taking to the streets to protest.
They still don’t want to fan the flames of the people’s feelings, so the Russian media, which is under the Kremlin’s leash, has been ordered to focus more on positive things instead of wallowing in war.
According to Meduza’s sources, Putin is still firmly sticking to his plans for Ukraine, and preparations are already underway to announce a new “partial move” in the winter.
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