Putin's wars have consistently coincided with periods of declining popularity: 2008 invasion of Georgia when unpopular, 2014 Crimea invasion when ratings were plummeting, and 2022 invasion when Navalny opposition was returning and discontent was overflowing onto streets.
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“so you know if we look at the wars that he started they all seem to have coincided with Plunge in his popularity rating so 2008 he was very unpopular so he invaded Georgia 2014 again his ratings were plummeting and he moved into Crimea next Crimea Crimea and in the run-up to 2022 this year what was happening in navoni was coming back um discontent was you know overflowing onto the streets and so what again is his response it's you know to start a war”
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How The West Can Stop Putin, with Exiled Critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky | Intelligence Squared— Intelligence SquaredCreated: 8/10/2026, 10:56:34 PM
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