22 shows.The Kremlin's chief has enjoyed consistent support among the Russian population even as Moscow's full-scale war against Ukraine has been ongoing for more than two and half years, previous independent polling revealed.Around 78% of respondents said they continue to support Putin's activities as president, according to the poll conducted by the independent Levada Center between Sept. 10 and 17.At the same time, 83% of Putin's supporters said that the government should focus more on domestic social and economic issues, and 61% favored peace in Ukraine under mutual concessions.Some 43% of respondents wanted to restore relations with the West, while 25% supported full mobilization for the war against Ukraine. The Kremlin has avoided instituting a full draft, carrying out only a limited mobilization in September 2022 and replenishing its forces from other sources like volunteers, convicts, migrant workers, or, recently, North Korean soldiers.Of those who did not voice support for Putin, 79% supported a peace agreement with Ukraine with mutual concessions, 90% wanted to restore relations with the West, 92% desired greater government focus on domestic issues, and 13% supported mobilization.Putin has claimed he is always open to negotiations while simultaneously reiterating Moscow's maximalist goals of "demilitarization" and "de-Nazification" of Ukraine.