Russian Support for War Collapses as Conflict Enters Third Year:
Independent Russian research group Chronicles told Newsweek that Russians are becoming tired of ...
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Survey Puts Russia’s Consistent War Support at 17 PercentChronicles surveyed 1,602 people from January 23 to 29, with a 2.44 percent margin of error.
Key FactsFeb 24, 2024 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- The survey found that the share of consistent war supporters fell from 22 percent to 17 percent over one year.
- Consistent war supporters were defined as respondents backing the invasion, rejecting a troop withdrawal before the Kremlin’s aims were achieved and prioritizing military spending; consistent peace supporters stood at 19 percent, compared with 20 percent in February 2023.
- Seventeen percent supported another mobilization, 29 percent opposed a draft and wanted mobilized soldiers to return home, while 26 percent backed the status quo.
- If Putin wins the election, 72 percent expected higher military spending but only 49 percent wanted it; 83 percent wanted a focus on social and economic problems, 58 percent a truce with Kyiv and 51 percent restored ties with the West.
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