Daily Memo: Putin’s Approval Ratings Take a Hit

Opinions on the president's performance are less positive than they were a month prior.

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Russian attitudes. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s approval rating continues to decline. According to a new poll by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center, 66.7 percent of Russians approve of the president’s performance, down 1.1 percentage points over the past week and 8 percentage points since early February. Approval ratings for the Russian government and the […]

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