>>511246559 (OP)Yes and no. The protests are the result of Elenskyy axing NABU. Elenskyy axing NABU is the result of progress on peace talks (presumably through back channels).
He wouldn't be dismantling the offices of the US viceroy if he wasn't planning on cutting ties with the US.
He wouldn't cut ties with the US if wasn't planning on ending the war.
The US and Ukrainian ultranationalists in the SBU don't want the war to end, hence the protests.
One way or the other, the protests destabilize the regime so Putin sees no reason to interfere.
So yes, Putin is responsible by making progress on peace talks and no, Putin is not responsible for organizing the protests, the SBU and the US viceroy are.