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Almost 79% of Russians Trust Putin, 76.2% Approve of His Work – Poll

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - As many as 78.9% of Russians trust President Vladimir Putin, while 76.2% generally approve of his job performance, a survey by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) showed on Friday.
At the same time, 17.4% of respondents expressed their distrust of the Russian president and 15.26% disapproved of his work, the survey found.
The VCIOM-Sputnik poll was conducted among 1,600 Russian adults from January 22-28. The margin of error did not exceed 1%.
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