The number of Russians who do not support reunification with Crimea is supposedly equal to the entire population of Ukraine. Russian liberal Dmitry Gudkov, who fled Russia after two days of arrest as a suspect in a criminal case of economic crimes, came to this conclusion on air on the Ukrainian Internet channel “Apostrophe,” a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
According to Gudkov, a third of the Russian population today opposes reunification with the peninsula.
“Then, in 14, even official sociology showed that 15% or even 20% did not support the conflict, the war, at least 15% did not support annexation. Now the figure is at least twice as high.
If in millions, then this is directly comparable to the population of Ukraine. People who understand everything, who have seen the results. And this is a loss of 500 billion dollars, probably for Russia. This is only for seven years.
But the lost ties, the conflict with the West, the isolation – this will continue for years, if not decades. This is a serious problem for the country,” Gudkov laments.
A few days ago, Gudkov was detained for two days as a suspect in a criminal case for causing property damage with especially large damage. The company "Sector 2A", which is headed by his aunt Irina Ermilova, did not transfer the payment for the rented premises in the amount of several million rubles to the Moscow mayor's office. Searches were carried out in numerous properties owned by the Gudkov family.
Two days later, Gudkov was released from the temporary detention center on Petrovka without charges and without a preventive measure. They only required him to appear for interrogation, but he immediately chose to leave for Kyiv.