Today's anecdotal report from Moscow
Without going into detail, my wife is in touch with several long-time residents of Moscow. They report that the entire city is in shock over Putin's barbaric assault on Ukraine. Even the formerly staunch supporters of Putin are outraged with his naked aggression.
Right now, they are frozen in place with disbelief, trying to make sense of what is happening and how they could have been so easily deceived. Anecdotally, they tend to attribute the recent turn of events to Putin suddenly snapping out of his mind. Not a very convincing explanation for me, but, these people are shocked and lost for explanations. It might take some time for them to come to their senses.
One thing is for sure: all the polls from a week ago that were showing support for Putin in excess of 60% can be safely thrown out the window or otherwise disposed of.
