More than 60% of Russians in closed sociological surveys conducted before United Russia’s primaries said they felt tired of the war with Ukraine. Faridaily reported this, citing a party source and a sociologist familiar with the polling results.
According to the sociologist, the number of people willing to accept an outcome short of victory is increasing. A source in United Russia’s leadership said voters in focus groups openly speak about the need for a resolution and are waiting for the war to end one way or another.
“If you can strike harder, strike harder. If you can do something else, do it,” the source said, describing the mood in the focus groups.
Faridaily’s sources say this fatigue is also present among the elites. One government official told the outlet that everyone is tired of the war because the situation is moving neither forward nor backward.
At the same time, he said there is no “defeatist mood”: people do not want to surrender, but rather expect Vladimir Putin to solve a problem that many believe he should be able to resolve.
Another source close to the government said that no one really understands what the military plan is, and that the future remains unclear overall.
Faridaily also notes that fighting on the Russian-Ukrainian front has long been deadlocked, while Ukraine has been intensifying strikes on Russian targets far from the front line. In January 2026, the war exceeded the length of the Soviet Union’s campaign in World War II, and in June 2026 it surpassed World War I. No negotiations on a settlement are underway, the report says.