Russian government and oligarchs make it so; like almost any(all?) other dictatorial countries, the locals don't want the status quo either. Maybe that's what

Russian government and oligarchs make it so; like almost any(all?) other dictatorial countries, the locals don't want the status quo either. Maybe that's what you meant, but as appealing as a shorthand as it is, we should be careful to conflate the desires of the common people to those of the rulers.