Interesting Russian Opinion Poll today from Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) - "the oldest and the leading marketing and opinion research company in the post-Soviet space":
Amongst several topics considered,
43% of Russians polled think their country should not intervene, but rather remain neutral w.r.t. DNR and LNR
Only 11% think DNR and LNR should be incorporated into Russian Federation. Importantly, this figure has gone right down from 6 months ago...
These figures will give Putin much to ponder..
I've clipped and google-translated one portion below:
| Do you think what position should take Russia in respect of Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republic (DNI and LC)? (Close-ended question, one answer) | |||
| April 2014 * | July 2014 | October 2014 | |
| Not intervene to maintain neutrality | 45 | 36 | 43 |
| Recognize the DNI and LC as independent states | 13 | 26 | 23 |
| Take DNI and LC in the Russian Federation | 18 | 12 | 11 |
| Help DNR and LC expand autonomy while remaining a part of Ukraine | 12 | 15 | 8 |
| Kiev authorities to help regain control over the territory of the DNI and LC | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Difficult to answer | 8 | 9 | 12 |
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