Russian president Vladimir Putin’s approval rating has reached its highest point since he first set foot in the Kremlin over 15 years ago, according to independent Russian pollster the Levada Center.
Internationally, Putin’s reputation has plummeted over the last year, as his annexation of Crimea from the territory of Ukraine and his ongoing support for Russian-speaking fighters in eastern Ukraine has severely dented relations between the West and Russia. His country has also been gripped by an economic crisis as a result of Western economic sanctions imposed on Russia and a slump in the price of oil – its main export.
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Source: Newsweek
