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Updated · Ukrainska Pravda · Jun 19
Russian Polls Show Over 60% Seek End to Ukraine War
Updated
Updated · Ukrainska Pravda · Jun 19

Russian Polls Show Over 60% Seek End to Ukraine War

2 articles · Updated · Ukrainska Pravda · Jun 19

Summary

  • More than 60% of Russians are growing weary of the war and would accept an outcome short of victory, according to internal polling cited by Meduza and Faridaily.
  • The surveys were conducted ahead of United Russia's primary elections, with party-linked sources saying focus groups increasingly demand a decision that ends the war "one way or another."
  • That fatigue appears to extend beyond voters: Russian officials cited in the report said elites are also tired of a conflict that is neither advancing nor ending.
  • Even so, the mood described was not one of accepting defeat but of pressing Vladimir Putin to produce a solution as uncertainty over the war's plan and Russia's future deepens.

Insights

If most Russians want the war to end, why does the Kremlin's aggressive strategy in Ukraine remain unchanged?
With a weary public and disappointed elite, is Vladimir Putin’s powerful grip on Russia finally starting to fade?