Members of the separatist self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic drive armoured vehicles, with Saint George slaying the Dragon displayed on a red flag, near Yenakiieve, Donetsk region, Feb. 4, 2015. Maxim Shemetov / Reuters
Moscow Times: Most Russians Want Eastern Ukraine to Break Away from Kiev, Poll Shows
WNU Editor: I am surprised by these poll numbers .... when the crisis first began most Russians made it very clear that they did not want to be directly involved in Ukraine's conflict ... but since the beginning of this year they are now shifting the other way. I do not know if this is a trend .... but I do know that if the U.S. does start to ship weapons to Ukraine .... Russian public opinion will shift again and Putin in turn will be put under tremendous pressure to respond. As much as we in the West would like to think that Putin is Russia's "new Czar" .... he is still a politician who needs to get elected ... and if he does not respond to what the electorate wants there will be consequences for him in public opinion, among his supporters and allies, and definitely at the polls.
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