Kremlin Critic Says Ukraine War ‘Backfiring’ on Putin as Discontent Grows - National

Kremlin critic says Ukraine war ‘backfiring’ on Putin as discontent grows - National

Vladimir Kara-Murza told Global News that mounting military and economic failures have stripped away Putin's strongman image and exposed him as 'increasingly weak.'

Kremlin critic says Ukraine war ‘backfiring’ on Putin as discontent grows

A Russian opposition politician and prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin says the war in Ukraine is “backfiring” on the regime at home, with signs of falling domestic support as the Kremlin’s army stalls on the battlefield. In an interview with Global News on Friday, Vladimir Kara-Murza — who has survived multiple alleged poisoning attempts and was freed from a 25-year Russian prison sentence for protesting the war in a 2024 pris…