Will Russian public opinion turn on Putin?

[Sir Mohamed]

I for sure wish, though I have a hard time seeing this in the foreseeable future. Perhaps things change once Russia is stuck over more than a year in a quagmire similar to what 'Nam was to us.

As already stated, the biggest obstacle is massive repression of free and objective information and the extreme repressions against any demonstrators. Public opinion against Putin is useless unless people get out in the streets en masse. Organizing that is already difficult, with mass surveillance and draconian punishments.

Additionally, I believe Westerners tend to overestimate backlash and opposition to Putin. Majority of Russians are older and consume State TV propaganda. The opposition is mainly younger intellectuals living in larger cities such as Moscow and St. Petersburg.