The Putin case would be better if he was convincing Russians to make massive sacrifices or do something that will backfire and kill them, like start a war with NATO, and I don’t think he has that power—e.g. him rushing to deny that Russia were sending conscripts to Ukraine because of the fear the effect that would have on public opinion
The Putin case would be better if he was convincing Russians to make massive sacrifices or do something that will backfire and kill them, like start a war with NATO, and I don’t think he has that power—e.g. him rushing to deny that Russia were sending conscripts to Ukraine because of the fear the effect that would have on public opinion