People do support Putin. He's been at 70-75% since forever: https://www.statista.com/statistics/896181/putin-approval-rating-russia/ https://www.statista.com/s

People do support Putin. He's been at 70-75% since forever: https://www.statista.com/statistics/896181/putin-approval-rating-russia/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/896181/putin-approval-ra... Compare with Western leaders.