Danil Bochkov is a fellow at the Russian International Affairs Council in Moscow.
People are yet to link economic downturn with events in Ukraine


A portrait of Vladimir Putin and the letter Z, a symbol of the Russian military, displayed in the window of a children's library in St. Petersburg on Mar. 11: Western leaders' calls for the removal of the Russian president will serve to further unite people. © AP
Danil Bochkov is a fellow at the Russian International Affairs Council in Moscow.