Putin Suffers Humiliating Popularity Plunge as Crisis Spirals

Vladimir Putin’s approval rating has suffered its sharpest weekly fall since launching his Ukraine war in 2022, as a worsening fuel crisis appears to have struck a nerve with Russians.

A poll conducted by the Kremlin-linked Public Opinion Foundation (FOM) between July 10 and 12 found that 66 percent of respondents approved of Putin’s performance as president, down from 71 percent just a week earlier, independent outlet Meduza reported.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged his country's deepening fuel crisis. / Pavel Byrkin / via REUTERS

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