Russia's Public Opinion Research Center asked people to name a politician they trusted. Nearly 72 percent did not name the president.
was named by 1.7 percent of respondents. Just over 47 percent said they did not know.
Forbes reported that a VTsIOM survey specifically asked people on April 19 whether they trusted Putin, with 69.8 percent of respondents saying they did.The Russian government's measures to restrict public movement during the coronavirus may have influenced the poll numbers, which include a long non-working period for employees until May 11.
Putin had already faced a gradual decline in popularity in the months before the coronavirus, due in part to unpopular pension reforms and a slowing economy. Since the outbreak, he has delegated decision making to governors of regions due to their different resources and conditions. "But when the threat became bigger and when it became clear that there needed to be a lockdown, generally, there have only been very conservative measures to spend money and support people and businesses."
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