Everyday Russians Are Skeptical of the War in Ukraine -- Paul Richard Huard, War Is Boring
Recent poll suggests Russian support is low for military action against Kiev.
Even as Moscow sends columns of tanks, artillery, air-defense systems and combat troops into the eastern Ukraine for a possible winter offensive, the Russian public’s support for the war could be quite low.
A recent survey by the Levada Center, considered the most important independent pollster in Russia, offers compelling evidence that enthusiasm for Russian president Vladimir Putin’s invasion of the Ukraine is waning—or was never very high in the first place.
According to the survey, 68 percent of Russians polled “do not want their sons to fight” in southeastern Ukraine on the side of pro-Moscow militants. Only one in seven—13 percent—would support their sons doing so.
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My Comment: I have to concur with this analysis. Since the start of the conflict everyone that I know in Russia has told me bluntly that they have no appetite to get involved in a war in eastern Ukraine .... I repeat .... everyone has no desire to send Russian troops into eastern Ukraine.
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