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Putin's Approval Rating Falls to Lowest Since Ukraine Invasion, as Kremlin Says He May Attend G20 After Trump Invite
The latest state poll shows Putin’s support at its lowest since the Ukraine invasion, with trust also down to 71%, the survey found.
- Vladimir Putin's approval rating fell to 65.6 percent this week, marking the lowest level since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, according to data from the Russian Public Opinion Research Center.
- A political technologist attributed the slide to overlapping pressures, including the blocking of Telegram, restrictions on mobile internet, rising prices, and war fatigue among Russians.
- High-Profile figures including Victoria Bonya and Ivan Okhlobystin have publicly criticized internet crackdowns, with Bonya warning that the public is being "squeezed into a coiled spring."
- VTsIOM released the recent data with a two-hour delay, while the Presidential Administration advised media to cite more favorable figures from the Public Opinion Foundation.
- Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov warned parliament that "by autumn a repeat of what happened in 1917 awaits us," signaling internal tensions ahead of Duma elections due by late September.
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The Russian economic slowdown and recent repressive measures on Internet access could explain this trend.
New data indicate declining support for Putin in Russia. Surveys record the lowest levels since the beginning of the Ukraine war.
Support for Putin is falling. The Russian leader's approval ratings are at their lowest in eight years. Now state media has been ordered to keep quiet about Putin's declining support, writes The Moscow Times.
·Stockholm, Sweden
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65.6% of Russians see Vladimir Putin's mandate with good eyes, but numbers have been falling for seven weeks. Confidence levels in the Russian President also fall. Ends of VPN services explain fall.
·Portugal
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Total News Sources32
Leaning Left8Leaning Right3Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution47% Left
Bias Distribution
- 47% of the sources lean Left
47% Left
L 47%
C 35%
R 18%
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