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Russia's approval of Putin rises to 81% after invasion of Ukraine: Survey

The survey by VTsIOM has shown that the percentage of respondents approving Putin's military operation on Ukraine rose to 78.9% and the percentage of citizens who disapproved of his actions dropped to 12.9%

Russian President Vladimir Putin (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) (AP)Premium
Russian President Vladimir Putin (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) (AP)

The trust of Russian citizen on their president Vladimir Putin rose to 81% from 67.2% since the war between Russia and Ukraine began on 24 February, a survey by state-run pollster Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM) has revealed. 

The survey by VTsIOM has shown that 78.9% of the respondents approved Putin's military operation and invasion into Ukraine. However, only 64.3 % in the poll conducted before the start of Russia’s military onslaught on its pro-Western neighbour had supported Putin's actions. 

The percentage of citizens who disapproved of Vladimir Putin's actions dropped to 12.9% from the earlier 24.4%.

The pollster said the survey responses were gathered between 28 March and 4 April.

According to Reuters, the current survey by VTsIOM is similar to the one conducted by the independent Levada Center on 30 March wherein the proportion of Russians approving Putin's actions surged to 83% from 71% in February.

In 2014 when Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine, the Russian president's approval rating had witnessed a comparable rise.

The Reuters report added that since 24 February, Russia – where in the past media outlets diverging from government policy were shut down – has further curtailed access to foreign media and social media. Last month, Russia blocked access to major social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Google news service.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine, which the Kremlin has called a “special military operation" and said is aimed at demilitarising and “denazifying" the current regime of its former Soviet neighbour, has led to the biggest humanitarian crisis since the Second World War.

According to the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR, more than 4.3 million Ukrainians have fled the country and 7.1 million have been displaced internally. The fleeing refugees have triggered a crisis in Ukraine's neighbouring nations, especially Poland.

Russia and Ukraine have conducted several rounds of talks so far but none has led to the end of war. The biggest breakthrough achieved during their last talks - a face-to-face one, on March 29 in Turkey, was Moscow promising to drastically take back its forces from around Ukrainian capital Kyiv and Chernihiv.

However, only four days later, bodies of at least 20 people in civilian clothes and 300 mass graves were found in the Ukrainian town of Bucha - situated northwest of Kyiv. Ukraine has alleged that retreating Russian forces executed the civilians, but Russia has consistently rubbished the claims, calling them “fake propaganda".

The killings have triggered the US and its western allies, including the UK and the European Union (EU), to pass more sanctions against Russia. Earlier in the day, the EU adopted its fifth wave of sanctions, including a ban on Russian coal imports and barring its ships from European ports. The bloc also imposed sanctions on Putin's two adult daughters - mirroring the moves by the US and the UK.

(With inputs from agencies)

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Published: 08 Apr 2022, 10:37 PM IST
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