Released:
Friday, April 08, 2022 4:47 p.m
Massive Russian support for the war in Ukraine and for the decisions its President Vladimir Putin is making in this conflict. This is according to a survey by an independent Russian institute that has encrypted support just over 80%. And among the older participants, the numbers are increasing significantly. As a matter of fact, up to 32% of Russians who disapprove of the President support the offensive.
Support is lowest in the 18-24 age group at 29%. From here, support for Putin’s war plan is growing. Up to 42% of 25-39 year olds support it, 56% of 40-54 year olds and 55 and over up to 64% see these movements as correct. In this sense, the majority, 43%, believe that this invasion started to protect the Russian-speaking population in the occupied territories.
For their part, the rest tend to believe that the conflict was unleashed to prevent an attack on Russia (25% of respondents think so) or to get rid of the nationalists and restore order (21%). A support that is also reflected in the streets of Moscow. “The Russian Federation is accused of something that does not exist. They want to make Russia a pariah on the world stage, but it won’t work,” a Muscovite told TV.
“Ukraine maintains its own position, as does Russia” affirms another resident of the Russian capital. Thus, there is no condemnation or questioning of the Kremlin among the population, which only allows its citizens to obtain information through official media and channels. News broadcasts showing elements such as mannequins to the audience. which they believe are being used by the Ukrainian army to create false images being circulated in the western media, which they say are mere provocations against the Russian state.
There are also statements in which Kyiv is blamed for Bucha atrocities. “The neo-Nazis killed those they saw wearing white ties in Bucha,” a Russian TV channel pointed out. There are Ukrainians who have broken off their friendship with Russians because they are tired of hearing them lie about the war. “My friends, who have known me since I was a child, told me that it is also a montage. If these images were true, the Ukrainian Nazis would have done it themselves,” Natasha, a Ukrainian displaced in Spain, told Más Vale Tarde.
Because in Russia there is no place for critical media, against the Putin regime, which they threaten and punish. This is what happened to the founder of Novaya Gazeta, who was sprayed with red paint and acetone during a train ride.