Russians' Confidence in Military Dips in 2023
Story Highlights Three in four Russians remain confident in military Confidence in police, other institutions rises as faith in military slips Disconnect grows between confidence in military, country’s leadership WASHINGTON, D.C. -- After almost two years of fighting in Ukraine, there are signs that Russia’s failure to quickly win the war -- which it originally expected to last just weeks -- has slightly dented the Russian public’s confidence in the military. Three in four Russians (75%)