Putin Approval Falls 1.9 Points to 67.5% as Pollster Flags War Fatigue
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Updated · Meduza · May 29
Putin Approval Falls 1.9 Points to 67.5% as Pollster Flags War Fatigue
1 articles · Updated · Meduza · May 29
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VTsIOM said Putin’s approval rating fell 1.9 percentage points in a week to 67.5% in results published May 29, extending a slide the state pollster has tracked since late March.
Early-May methodology changes — adding in-person household surveys to telephone interviews — did not stop the decline; after a brief mid-May uptick to 66.8%, the rating fell again.
A strategist working with the presidential administration linked weaker ratings for Putin and United Russia to Telegram blocking, mobile internet restrictions, rising prices and public war fatigue.
FOM, another major pollster, showed a mixed picture the same day: trust in Putin rose to 73% from 71%, even as VTsIOM recorded the latest approval drop.