Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on agriculture in Rostov region, Russia, September 24, 2015. REUTERS/ALEXEI NIKOLSKY/RIA NOVOSTI/KREMLIN
Newsweek: Majority of Russians Don’t Support Putin’s Foreign Policy, Poll Finds
Fewer than one in five Russians support President Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy positions, a new poll has found.
Putin’s decisions to back the Syrian government and his apparent expansionist ambitions, such as supporting separatist rebels in Ukraine, don’t appear to be popular with ordinary Russians, with only 16 percent telling the independent Levada Center they support the current foreign policy in a poll published Thursday.
As social discontent grows in Russia, with thousands having demonstrated against the government following an unpopular effort to raise the national retirement age, it appears even Putin’s international positions have taken a hit. Two years ago, 22 percent of Russians supported Putin’s foreign policy moves, The Moscow Times reported.
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WNU Editor: I would say that this "16%" that support Russian Putin's foreign policy is soft. As for growing Russian public support that Moscow should reconcile with the West coupled with the 42% that have positive feelings towards the U.S. .... I say that this number is much higher. I would also add that IMHO a majority of Russians have a positive view of President Trump.
