With the war between Russia and Ukraine in its fifth year, two new and steady trends are shaping the mood and behavior of its main actors. The first is inside Russia. Among the original “Z‑audience” of Putin’s war enthusiasts, including many who have actually fought, dissatisfaction with the course of the war and its prospects is quietly growing. What makes this discontent so telling is its vagueness. Few articulate a clear alternative, whether to stop the war altogether or, on the contrary, to