Vladimir Putin’s trust rating fell 3.4 percentage points in a single week, dropping to 73.3%, according to the results of a the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM) survey conducted June 22–28.
It was the sharpest weekly drop in Putin’s trust rating at least since the start of the full-scale war, the independent Russian investigative outlet Agentstvo noted. The previous steepest drop in 2026 had come in early April, when the rating fell 1.8 percentage points in a week.
Putin’s performance approval rating stood at 66.9% — down 3.5 percentage points from the week before, the largest single-week decline since August 2024. Some 21.3% of respondents said they disapprove of Putin’s performance, up from 19.7% the previous week.
A separate survey by the Public Opinion Foundation (FOM) found that 70% of respondents rated Putin’s work positively — one percentage point less than the week before. His trust rating in that survey, however, rose two percentage points over the same period, from 69% to 71%.
Russian sociological services (FOM and VTsIOM) began recording a decline in the approval ratings of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the spring of 2026. The ratings continued to fall amid a fuel crisis in Russia.
American research company Gallup also surveyed Russians from March to May 2026. According to that survey, 60% of Russians believe the economic situation in their city or region is deteriorating. This is the highest figure in 20 years (the company has conducted this type of survey since 2006).
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