‘Losing his magic’: Putin’s grip on Russia tested by public unhappiness

Faced with economic woes, a fuel shortage and attempts to limit digital freedoms, dissatisfaction with Vladimir Putin has been bubbling even among some fierce supporters.

For decades, Vladimir Putin has appeared almost unassailable in Russia: his opponents dead, jailed or in exile, media tightly controlled and anything but public praise unthinkable.

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