Russia is a state that actively dissapears dissenters. I'm not sure how much you can trust polls.

These are laughable numbers, trust me. It's the opposite in reality.

You mean propaganda plus fear of being arrested if speaking against the king ?

I can't imagine anyone excited over warring with so near a place where so many families are connected. Also the two accounts above you are new.

Reality? We’ll see if there will be any demonstrations in Russia against the war in this reality.

Does anyone wish for or expect that? We saw people go up against tanks during the fall of the soviet union, but it's rare. If Russian people have such a mindset it should be entirely their own decision. Let's not speculate.

Those numbers seems to come from this CNN poll[0] with 1000 people of each country being asked the questions

[0] https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/02/europe/russia-uk...

I wonder if it's the half who have no risk of getting conscripted into implementing that invasion. I wouldn't be surprised if it was.

That was a poll about protecting Donetsk and Luhansk, I believe.

"Protecting Donetsk and Luhansk" literally means sending troops into Ukrainian territory to fight against the Ukrainian military. That's called an invasion.

EDIT: though the wording might still be significant. If the question is worded "Should Russia support the sovereign, Russia-aligned republics of Donetsk and Luhansk", that might poll significantly differently from a question that's worded "Should Russia invade Ukraine" even though both mean the same thing. Just like how >50% of Americans answer "no" to the question of "Should schools in America teach Arabic Numerals" because they're misled by the question, not because they're opposed to teaching people about numbers.

> even though both mean the same thing

Donetsk and Luhansk have declared independence, and Russia has recognised them. Secession is not a new phenomenon; Texas seceded from Mexico. Several regions seceded from the former Yugoslavia, and were rapidly recognised (and reinforced militarily) by western countries.

I think it's perfectly legitimate to argue that Russia is not invading Ukraine, but rather supporting the Donbas republics. I mean, I don't agree; and I think there's a fair chance that Russia will invade Ukraine, and install a puppet. But they haven't done it yet. I suspect that for the next few weeks, they'll restrict themselves to air and missile attacks on Ukrainian military installations, with troops-on-the-ground restricted to Donbas.

Beyond a few weeks, who's to say? No plan survives first contact with the enemy.

With the benefit of a couple of hours of hindsight, I obviously read it wrong :-( It seems to be an invasion.

And that's what the invasion is being called in headlines on Russian news - "operation to protect Donbas" [1].

1: https://lenta.ru/news/2022/02/24/nonazi/