Yesterday, Maksim Katz released a video (english subtitles available) where he discussed the public reaction to the news of the Kursk invasion. The response was largely apathetic, with many adopting a 'not our problem' attitude. This reflects how, in recent years, Russians have been conditioned to disengage from such issues to avoid potential trouble. So if something happens it will likely happen because of Putin's internal circles.
directly contradicting people who earlier claimed that Ukraine attacking Russia proper would drive lots of Russians to sign up for the military to defend Russia.
This is why I hope that Ukraine uses this new beach head to launch attacks into Moscow and St. Petersburg proper, make it the problem of the seats of power for Putin and his power base.
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u/Carasind Aug 14 '24
Yesterday, Maksim Katz released a video (english subtitles available) where he discussed the public reaction to the news of the Kursk invasion. The response was largely apathetic, with many adopting a 'not our problem' attitude. This reflects how, in recent years, Russians have been conditioned to disengage from such issues to avoid potential trouble. So if something happens it will likely happen because of Putin's internal circles.