I think there's a solid chance that they can twist it in a way that bolsters support for Putin. He's long said something like "when the West hates me, that's w

I think there's a solid chance that they can twist it in a way that bolsters support for Putin. He's long said something like "when the West hates me, that's when I'm on the right path." (My paraphrase from memory) So the population is perhaps primed for another conclusion.