Kyivpost is a US funded propaganda outlet. If what they saying is true, that still doesn’t override the 80% of Russians with anti-NATO views, which is what this war is about. What the Ukrainian nationalist and their Western backers are hoping is that the Russian people will come to their senses and overthrow their government in favor of liberal democracy or have the federation broken up into tiny pieces. The same thing was said about Iranians overthrowing the Islamic Republic Of Iran. This looks like part of the propaganda war in which the Russians are being dealt blow by blow with drones, saying that Ukraine will take back Crimea, and Russians are running out of resolve and manpower, the tide is turning, etc supported by all those game-changer Western weapons.

The majority of Russians oppose NATO and view the alliance as a direct threat. Independent polling conducted by the Levada Center indicates that a vast majority of Russians—consistently polling around 80%—view NATO’s expansion as an unacceptable condition for ending the conflict in Ukraine.

Key trends in Russian public opinion regarding NATO:Hostile Sentiment: Over 80% of the Russian public has a strongly negative attitude toward the alliance.Blame Attribution: Roughly two-thirds of Russians hold NATO and the United States directly responsible for the deaths and destruction in Ukraine. Red Line for Peace: Over 80% of Russians oppose Ukraine joining NATO as part of any peace treaty, viewing it as an unacceptable concession. The “Threat” Perception: While about six in ten Russians believe they have reason to fear the Western countries that make up NATO, a majority do not believe an imminent attack from the alliance is likely.