Reported Trust in Putin Soars After Kremlin Criticizes State Pollster
- New VTsIOM survey show 72% of Russians trust president
- Previous poll showed confidence at 13-year low of 30%
Vladimir Putin attends the Victory Day military parade on May 9.
Photographer: Alexey Nikolsky/AFP via Getty Images
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Russia’s state pollster VTsIOM on Friday published a new survey showing trust in President Vladimir Putin of more than 72%, just 24 hours after it came under fire from the Kremlin for assessing confidence in the Russian leader at less than half that.
The latest poll, conducted Thursday, asked respondents whether they trust Putin or not. The previous survey from May 26 had left it up to Russians to name the politicians they trust, which put the president’s result at a 13-year-low of around 30%.