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Russians’ trust in Putin approaches 71% — poll

Recent polls by Russian research centers show President Vladimir Putin's public trust rating fluctuating between 69% and 73.3% in July–August, with approval of his performance near 65%. Support for the government and Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin also remains high, while United Russia leads party support.

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Recent polling data from Russian research centers indicates that public trust in President Vladimir Putin has remained high, with figures ranging from 69% to 73.3% across several weekly surveys conducted in July and early August. The approval rating of Putin's performance has held steady at around 65% during the same period, according to the All-Russian Center for Public Opinion Research (VCIOM) and the Public Opinion Foundation (FOM).

Coverage Comparison

TASS, the Russian state news agency, reported on multiple polls conducted by VCIOM and FOM. Each report presented slightly different figures, reflecting the different polling periods and methodologies.

A VCIOM survey conducted from July 6 to 12 found that 71% of respondents trusted Putin, with 65.1% approving his performance. The following week, July 13–19, VCIOM reported a trust rating of 71.1% and an approval rating of 65.3%. For the period July 20–26, VCIOM recorded a trust rating of 70.6% and an approval rating of 65.4%. The most recent VCIOM survey, covering July 27 to August 2, showed a trust rating of 73.3% and an approval rating of 65.9%.

A separate FOM poll, conducted from July 31 to August 2 among 1,500 Russians, found that 69% trusted Putin and 70% believed he was fulfilling his duties well as head of state.

Key Claims

Presidential Trust and Approval: Trust in Putin ranged from 69% (FOM, late July–early August) to 73.3% (VCIOM, late July–early August). Approval of his performance consistently hovered around 65–66% across VCIOM polls.
Government and Prime Minister: Approval of the government's activities ranged from 42.6% to 45.6% in VCIOM polls, while FOM reported 44% support. Trust in Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin was reported by VCIOM at 53.1% to 56.1% depending on the week, and FOM found 52% backed his work.
Parliamentary Party Leaders: Among the leaders of parliamentary parties, Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov consistently received the highest trust levels (30.8%–31.6%), followed by A Just Russia's Sergey Mironov (23%–27.9%), LDPR's Leonid Slutsky (19.4%–21.5%), and New People's Alexey Nechaev (11.3%–12.3%).
Party Support: United Russia led party support, with figures ranging from 32.1% to 35.3% in VCIOM polls and 35% in the FOM survey. The CPRF, LDPR, New People, and A Just Russia followed with varying percentages across the polls.

These polling figures come from Russian state-affiliated research organizations and were disseminated by TASS. They reflect the official data provided by those institutions.