Russians are coming to terms with Putin’s war in UkrainePeople who feared the dangers of war when the invasion was launched now view being a soldier as just another jobBloombergRussians are learning to live with the war that Russian President Vladimir Putin has unleashed in Ukraine. Platon Mamatov, 41, last month signed a contract to return to Ukraine after spending six months at the front last year. The Kremlin presented the predetermined election in which he faced no real competition as evidence that the public fully supports Putin’s showdown with the West. The impact on Russians’ living standards is “too small to radically change the public mood,” Snegovaya said. Support among ordinary Russians for peace talks tends to rise only when the army experiences battlefield reverses in Ukraine, Snegovaya said.

Source: Taipei Times May 08, 2024 17:51 UTC