Russian Public Opinion, the War in Ukraine, and

Russians Rather Endure Sanctions than Concede Ukraine War

Instead, half (50%) of the Russian public believes that Western countries reacted in hostility against Russia, while three in 10 (30%) believe ...

Full article: Russian public perceptions of the war in Ukraine

Findings indicate that while a majority of Russians recognize the war's negative economic and political repercussions, a sizable minority remains optimistic.

The reluctant consensus: War and Russia's public opinion

But not even Putin's brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has been able to shake Russian society's consolidation around the ...