Internal situation in Russia shows signs of destabilization due to economic problems and a prolonged conflict. According to data from official Russian surveys, the level of distrust toward the dictator has reached 24%, which is the highest figure since February 2022.
Source: PRYAMYI
The main factors of public dissatisfaction are cited as a sharp rise in prices, blocking of popular internet resources, and general fatigue from military actions.
Political scientist Oleksandr Palii, speaking on “Pramyi,” noted that official figures may be significantly understated due to total self-censorship in Russian society.
“If an official state institution says that 23% are ready to say no, then the situation there is much worse. As for protests, there will be a collapse, you understand, in Russia there will be chaos, non-payments, and some spontaneous riots,” he believes.
According to experts, popular protests are unlikely to change the regime due to the lack of civic agency, but a split among elites or a top-level coup is possible.
At the same time, another guest on “Pramyi,” Russian-Ukrainian war veteran Oleksii Petrov, drew a parallel with the collapse of the Soviet Union, when a seemingly stable system suddenly disappeared despite a powerful repressive apparatus of the KGB and police.
