FOM: Putin's rating dropped by 5% in a week. FOM
FOM: Putin's rating dropped by 5% in a week. FOM: Vladimir Putin's approval rating fell by five percentage points in just one week, with 66% of respondents now holding a positive view compared to 71% last week.
Consensus
- The approval rating of Vladimir Putin decreased by five percentage points over one week, reaching 66% according to FOM.
- The level of trust in Putin also declined, with FOM reporting a drop from 69% to 67%.
- Both FOM and VTsIOM reported a decline in public approval and trust in Putin during the same period.
- The decrease in ratings is described as the fastest since the beginning of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine.
- The most frequently mentioned events influencing public opinion were related to the special military operation on Ukraine, followed by fuel shortages.
Points of divergence
- Russian sociological services (FOM and VTsIOM) began recording a decline in Putin's ratings in spring 2026, linking it to internet restrictions and Telegram blocking. This contradicts the timeline implied by other sources which focus on events in July 2024. — meduza
- The level of distrust toward Putin was reported as 24.4%, while 23.4% did not approve of his activities, differing from the claim by tg_sotavisionmedia that 16% gave negative evaluations and 20% expressed no trust. — vesti
- The decline in approval for the government was reported as -4 percentage points to 41%, while tg_sotavisionmedia stated it dropped to 41% with a rise in negative evaluations to 37%. The two sources differ on whether negative evaluations surpassed positive ones. — kommerant
- FOM reported the decline as the fastest since partial mobilization in 2022, while other sources do not explicitly compare it to that period. — tg_tvrain
Coverage (8 sources)
- Putin's rating drops by 5%. Craftsman detained. Kyivstoner faces death penalty. Novosibirsk flooded — Дождь
- Share of Russians rating Putin's work positively dropped by five percentage points in a week — from 71% to 66% — Varlamov News
- FOM records the fastest drop in Putin's rating since mobilization — Дождь
- Putin's rating is falling at record rates since the start of the war — Meduza
- FOM: Vladimir Putin's approval rating has dropped to 66% — Коммерсантъ
- FOM: Putin's rating dropped by 5% in a week — SOTAvision
- VCIOM: Russians' trust in Putin stands at 71% — Вести
- FOM records the fastest drop in Putin's rating since mobilization — Дождь (Telegram)