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> From reports, most Russians seem to be against this war already. Where did you get that from? Putin has an 70% approval rating and the war about 50%. The I
by ftth_finland 5y ago
> From reports, most Russians seem to be against this war already.
Where did you get that from?
Putin has an 70% approval rating and the war about 50%.
The I don’t knows and againsts are a minority.
- mickotron 5y agoYeah, those approval ratings are as reliable and accurate as the polling numbers on election day for Putin.
- ftth_finland 5y agoA day before the war: Half of Russians say it would be right to use military force to keep Ukraine out of NATO https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/02/europe/russia-ukraine-crisis-poll-intl/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/02/europe/russia-uk...
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- 331c8c71 5y agoThanks, thats informative. It would be even more informative to single out crimea and donbass as separate entities in the survey - the views there are probably quite peculiar.
- pelasaco 5y ago> Putin has an 70% approval rating and the war about 50%. Haha, sure. He would give himself 101% approval but then it "could" look fake. Vladmir is a humble man.
- ftth_finland 5y agoFunny quips aside, how about some actual data: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_image_of_Vladimir_Putin https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_image_of_Vladimir_Put...
- codedokode 5y agoPlease note that according to the article, 70% rating was before the war (which, by the way, Russian mass media are not allowed to call a "war"; it is a "special military operation"). It is unclear how the war could change people's mind.