A survey conducted by RFE/RL Current Time and Meduza on October 22 shows that Russian President Vladimir Putin still enjoys majority support in Russia, even though his supporters often back steps that contradict the Kremlin’s actual policies.
Independent polls have shown that the Kremlin chief enjoys consistent support from the Russian public, despite Moscow’s war against Ukraine lasting more than two-and-a-half years.
According to a poll conducted by independent Levada Center between September 10 and 17, 78% of respondents continue to support Putin as president.
Putin’s supporters also said that the government needs to focus more on domestic economic and social issues. And 61% of them favored a peace in Ukraine based on mutual concessions.
Some 43% of respondents wished to restore relations with Western countries, while 25% supported the full mobilization of the war against Ukraine.
The Kremlin avoided a full draft by only mobilizing a limited number of troops in September 2022. It then replenished its forces with other sources, such as volunteers, prisoners, migrant laborers, or recently, North Korean soldiers.
Those who did not support Putin supported a peace deal with Ukraine that included mutual concessions. 90% wanted to restore relationships with the West. 92% wanted a greater focus by the government on domestic issues.
Putin has said he’s always open to negotiation while simultaneously reiterating Moscow’s maximalist goals for “demilitarization”, and “de-Nazification”, of Ukraine. The Kremlin has used propaganda to falsely accuse the Ukrainian leadership of Nazi ideologies in order to justify its full scale invasion.
Officials from Ukraine and the West said that they did not believe that Putin was willing to negotiate in good-faith and continued to seek to control the country.
Russia has not yet agreed to take part in the planned second peace summit of Ukraine. As a condition for talks, Putin demanded in June that Kyiv renounce the entire region of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, which is under partial Russian occupation.
Ukraine rejected this and said that any peace talks would be conducted on the basis President Volodymyr Zelensky’s peace formula. This formula stresses the inviolability and sovereignty of the territorial integrity of Ukraine and the complete withdrawal of Russian troops.
Russia continues to hold approximately one-fifth the territory of Ukraine, while its forces are steadily advancing in the Donbas area.
According to a poll conducted by independent Levada Center from Sept. 10 to 17, 61% of Putin supporters said that they supported peace in Ukraine with mutual concessions.
The planes are reportedly equipped with long-range missiles SCALP/Storm Shadow and French guided bombs AASM.
U.S. Defense secretary Lloyd Austin said that there is evidence of DPRK troops present in Russia.
After arriving at Tbilisi Airport on October 22 to cover the upcoming elections, Ray Baseley, a Czech-British Journalist was denied entry into Georgia without explanation.
Denys Shmyhal, the PM, said that “the funds will be used for important non-military spending.”
According to the SBU the suspects planned to detonate an improvised explosive in a crowded area in Ukraine’s capital in order to cause “the greatest number of civilian deaths” as well as to create panic.
The U.K. seeks partners to co-finance “hundreds” of additional naval drones, as well as surveillance cameras to protect Ukraine’s grain canal.
A source close to the Presidential Office said that the document would address Ukraine’s military and political, as well as economic and other areas. It would also include certain decisions relating to law enforcement.
Kyrylo Budanov, the chief of military intelligence, claimed that Russia’s support for nuclear capabilities includes technologies for smaller tactical weapons and submarine missile launch systems.
The Air Force reported that Ukrainian air defenses destroyed 57 of 81 Shahed type drones launched overnight. The Air Force reported that 15 drones were destroyed, and nine others are still in the Ukrainian airspace as of publication.
“This is the wrong choice and does not advance peace.” The U.N. will only be damaged by this decision, according to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry.
Jeffrey Pyatt said that the Biden administration will continue to tighten up the screws on Russia’s LNG imports.
This includes 1,460 casualties that Russian forces have suffered in the last day.
A U.S. intelligence officer said on October 22 that viral attacks against Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz were linked to Russian disinformation groups.
The Financial Times (FT), reported on October 22 that Turkey had quietly blocked the export to Russia of military goods of U.S. origin following a warning by Washington.
Radoslaw Sikorski, the Polish Foreign Minister, said on October 22 that “Russia is waging an hybrid war.” “It tries to sabotage Polish territory.”
According to the U.N. Population Fund, Ukraine has the lowest birth rate in Europe, and the number refugees has risen to 6.7 millions. The full-scale invasion scheduled for 2022 will only exacerbate the already grave decline.
Zelensky, citing military intelligence, said that two brigades from North Korea, each with up to 6,000 soldiers, are currently being trained in Russia. “We expect the world to respond with a firm and concrete response.”
Kyrylo Budanov, the military intelligence chief, said that he was waiting for the first units to arrive tomorrow in the direction of Kursk. He did not specify the number of units.
The leaders discussed Russia’s conflict with Ukraine, the BRICS agenda and bilateral relations. Putin said that Russia hopes to increase its cooperation with China “on all international platforms”.
“I was not going to do that.” I wasn’t going to replace Budanov. Yes, this information was circulated. Zelensky told journalists that there was no question about Umerov.
In accordance with the decree, within three months, working groups are to be formed to verify disability certificates issued by medical examination commissions. If there are any violations, the certificates will be canceled.
A government official from South Korea claimed North Korea sent fighter pilots in Vladivostok in the Russian Far East.
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