Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is trying to use the claimed record levels of voter turnout and support for his presidential candidacy to establish informational conditions for a protracted war in Ukraine, according to a report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). According to the Russian Central Election Commission, Putin allegedly received record-breaking support ranging from 88.12% to 95.23% in the temporarily occupied regions of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions, as well as in Crimea. “Russian occupation officials have likely falsified record high support for Puti…