Putin's Approval Rating Rises to 86 % - Independent Poll

"Russian President Vladimir Putin's approval rating has jumped to 86 percent, a 17-percent increase since February 2014, the Levada Center, an independent pollster, says.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin's approval rating has jumped to 86 percent, a 17-percent increase since February 2014, according to a recent poll by the independent Levada Center, media reports said.
While the majority approved of Putin's presidency, 13 percent of respondents disapproved or refused to answer the question, according to the poll.
It also revealed that 59 percent of those polled currently trust Putin.
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's approval rating is now 64 percent, a 7-percent decline since September 2014..."

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