Updated
Updated · Meduza · Jun 26
Putin Trust Rating Falls 5 Points to 69% After Moscow Attack
Updated
Updated · Meduza · Jun 26

Putin Trust Rating Falls 5 Points to 69% After Moscow Attack

3 articles · Updated · Meduza · Jun 26

Summary

  • 69% of Russians said they trust Vladimir Putin in FOM’s June 19–21 survey, down from 74% a week earlier and the lowest reading since the full-scale war began.
  • The drop came shortly after the largest Ukrainian attack on Moscow, while the share noticing higher gasoline prices jumped to 48% from 38%.
  • 18% said they do not trust Putin, up from 15%, and his positive job rating fell to 71% from 75%.
  • 44% rated the Russian government positively, down 4 points to the weakest level in at least a year.
  • VTsIOM’s survey for June 15–21 showed the opposite trend, with Putin’s approval rising to 70.4% and trust to 76.7%.

Insights

With Putin’s ratings at a wartime low, is the Kremlin’s grip on power actually starting to slip?
As fuel shortages spread across Russia, can propaganda still mask the war's true cost from the public?
Are Ukraine's drone strikes on refineries more damaging to Russia's regime than battlefield losses?