Russians losing faith in Putin

Russian confidence in President Vladimir Putin suffered a significant decline during July, as tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in protests against the Kremlin in the Far East, according to the survey published by Levada Center.

Only 23% of respondents praised Putin when asked which politician they trust most, the Levada Centre said on Wednesday.

That figure is less than half of what it was in November 2017, when 59% of Russian respondents named Putin as the politician they trust most, and three percentage points lower than it was last month, reports The Night.

Putin's approval assessment remained stable at 60%.

According to recent results published by Levada Center, only 23 percent of respondents praised Putin when asked which politician they trust most.

That figure is less than half of what was in November 2017, when 59 percent of Russian respondents named Putin as the politician they trust most and 3 percentage points lower than it was last month, writes The Moscow Times.

Levada conducted her survey with 1,617 Russian respondents between July 24th-25th.

Massive protests in the Khabarovsk Far East region erupted this month following the arrest of its popular Governor Sergei Furgal and his replacement with a lawmaker appointed by Putin from an outside region.

In another survey released this week, Levada Center said nearly half of Russians approve anti-the Kremlin protests in Khabarovsk.