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Russians are standing behind Putin, and rallying around the war:
Russians Line Up Behind Putin (Published 2022)
Most of the war’s opponents are leaving the country or keeping quiet.
www.nytimes.com
Russians Line Up Behind Putin
Polls and interviews show that many Russians now accept President Vladimir Putin’s contention that their country is under siege from the West and that it had no choice but to attack.
My colleagues Anton Troianovski, Ivan Nechepurenko and Valeriya Safronova report that most of the war’s opponents are leaving the country or keeping quiet. Antiwar protests, which led to more than 15,000 arrests across Russia in the first weeks of the war, have largely petered out.
A poll released this week by Russia’s most respected independent pollster, Levada, showed Putin’s approval rating hitting 83 percent, up from 69 percent in January. A whopping 81 percent said they supported the war.