I really don't think so. And it is starting to look like maybe more than a few Russians feel the same way.
Two articles you might want to read, Fiz.
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Putin should freeze war as Ukraine 'too strong', says top Russian propagandist
http://www.yahoo.com/news/putin-freeze-war-ukraine-too-170945945.html
The head of Russian state TV network RT and one of Vladimir Putin’s top propagandists has suggested Moscow should freeze the war in the face of state-of-the-art Western weaponry that Ukraine now holds.
Margarita Simonyan, who has regularly called for all-out war on Ukraine, argued on prime-time television in favour of a negotiated solution and a halt to hostilities while referenda are organised in Russian-occupied territory.
She presented her U-turn as a best-case scenario now that Ukraine has access to Nato-supplied weapons now being used on Russia soil and in the counter offensive.
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Many in Russia's elite no longer believe Putin can win the Ukraine war, report says: 'The best they hope for is that Russia will lose without humiliation'
http://www.yahoo.com/news/many-russias-elite-no-longer-121550767.html
Members of the Russian elite are turning against the Ukraine war, Bloomberg reported.
They best they can hope for is losing without humiliation, the report said.
However Putin shows no sign of wanting to end the conflict, it said.
Many members of Russia's elite are growing doubtful about the ability of their president, Vladimir Putin, to win the war in Ukraine, Bloomberg reported.
The best they can hope for is a "frozen" conflict or a loss in which Russia isn't humilated, the report said.
Despite this deepening gloom, Putin shows no sign of wishing to end the war, according to Bloomberg.
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(Both articles do continue. Zim.)
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