![]() In February and March 2019, among the reasons behind the decline in approval were a pension reform and a retirement age hike.ĭuring his state of-the-nation speech in January 2020, Vladimir Putin suggested amendments to the Russian Constitution, some of which are aimed at restructuring the executive power within the country’s administration. Despite Western sanctions that were imposed on the country in response the violation of territorial integrity of Ukraine, the approval rating remained high over the following years. In 2014, Russia annexed the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, viewing it as a historic reunification. In 2008, as a result of the war with Georgia, Russia recognized the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Since his first presidential term started in 2000, Vladimir Putin's highest approval rating was measured at 88 percent, when he was the country's prime minister. ![]() ![]() During the COVID-19 lockdown in the spring of 2020, the rating declined, before increasing again in the late summer of that year. The popularity level saw an increase from the previous month. In January 2022, about 70 percent of Russians approved of activities of the Russian president Vladimir Putin. Vladimir Putin's approval rating in Russia monthly 1999-2022
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