Putin’s Approval Rating Slips Amid Covid Surge, Ukraine Tensions
- Approval returns to levels seen before election spending boost
- Putin’s rating fell 4 percentage points to 63% in November
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President Vladimir Putin’s approval rating slipped four percentage points to 63% in November as Russia experienced record levels of Covid-19 deaths and amid rising tensions with the West over a possible conflict with Ukraine.
The fall in Putin’s rating followed a rise of six percentage points over the previous two months, according to data published Thursday by the independent Levada Center pollster. Its survey of 1,603 people in 50 of 85 Russian regions was conducted Nov. 25 to Dec. 1.