The Russians resigned to the war in Ukraine and united around Putin and the army - Bloomberg

According to the publication, the sanctions could not strongly affect the economy at the personal level of the Russians, so that they would understand the connection between wars and their welfare. Polls show that Putin's public support remains high: 87% approve of its leadership and 76% support the Russian army in Ukraine. The Russians are increasingly perceiving the war as part of their daily lives, consolidating around the army and power, despite losses and economic problems.

Bloomberg writes about it. Many Russians adapt to a new reality, accepting it in the absence of alternatives and the need to provide their families. Social and cultural institutions support the state line, promoting the war and emphasizing patriotic values. According to the publication, Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to continue his course, forming a new elite from those who have shown devotion to the war and the state.

His determination is supported by controlled elections and nationalist rhetoric.

"The Kremlin has used the greatest European conflict since World War II to reorganize Russia, combining fierce nationalism with a powerful mixture of nostalgia in Soviet times and imperial traditions with increased suppression Military losses that creates a problem for US and European allies of Ukraine seeking to raise the price for Russia for continuing the war that has been going on for the third year, "the newspaper writes.

The sanctions were not able to affect the economy at the personal level of the Russians so much to understand the connection between wars and their welfare, says Maria Snigov from the Center for Strategic and International Research. According to her, the impact on the standard of living of the Russians "is too small to radically change public sentiment.

" "When there is no decent way out of the situation, there is no way to leave, but there is a need to make money and raise children, it is easier to accept a new reality than to endlessly resist it," she says. According to the publication, the war has penetrated all sections of Russian society.

In many schools, children send gifts and letters to the infronted soldiers and are sure to attend special lessons where teachers are being killed by the Kremlin that the country is at war with the event in Ukraine and acted in such a way as to protect themselves by making an uncontrollable invasion. However, Russia spends the reserves of the National Welfare Fund to maintain growth public expenditures, and inflation is almost twice the target of the central bank in 4%.

The Bank of Russia has raised a key interest rate to 16 %, and the government has introduced restrictions on capital movement to reduce the pressure on the ruble. "Polls show that Putin's public support remains high: 87% approve of his leadership and 76% support the Russian army in Ukraine, according to March survey.

Although Putin's order for mobilization of 300,000 reservists in September 2022 became a" powerful shock "that caused it The greatest surge of public concern for 30 years of surveys, the moods resumed when the authorities made it clear that there would be no repetition, the publication writes, " - writes the newspaper.

We will remind, on May 6, the Media Euronews wrote that the European Union and France called on the Chinese leader Si Jinping "to press" on Russian President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine and nuclear rhetoric. Also reminded that French President Emmanuel Macron and China Si Jinping are found in the capital of France on May 6 and 7, to talk, in particular, on the topic of the end of Russia's war against Ukraine. The plans of China chairman to visit not only France, but also Serbia, as well as Hungary.