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4 Reasons Putin Is Already Losing in Ukraine

As Russia's Ukraine power play reaches boiling point in Crimea, there are clear signs a Russian invasion may be a disaster for its architect, President Vladimir Putin

By Simon Shuster / Simferopol @shustryMarch 03, 2014
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At home, this intervention looks to be one of the most unpopular decisions Putin has ever made.

The Kremlin’s own pollster released a survey on Monday that showed 73% of Russians reject it. 
In phrasing its question posed in early February to 1,600 respondents across the country, the state-funded sociologists at WCIOM were clearly trying to get as much support for the intervention as possible: “Should Russia react to the overthrow of the legally elected authorities in Ukraine?� they asked. Only 15% said yes — hardly a national consensus.

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http://world.time.com/2014/03/03/putin-ukraine-crimea-russia/




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