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American analysts point out that Russian state polling agencies are acknowledging a growing dissatisfaction among Russians with Putin and the Russian government.
The Public Opinion Foundation, a Russian state sociological institution, published a survey on August 30 conducted on August 25, which showed that 28% of respondents expressed anger or dissatisfaction with the actions of the Russian government over the past month.
According to experts, this is higher than the 25% and 18% reported in surveys conducted by the foundation on August 11 and July 28, respectively.
Survey respondents have not shown such a high level of dissatisfaction since a poll conducted in November 2022, following the first month of the unpopular partial mobilization in Russia.
The Russian state-run Public Opinion Research Center noted that Putin’s approval rating fell by 3.5 percentage points to 73.6% from August 12 to 18.
The ISW highlights that this is the largest drop in Putin’s rating, even according to Kremlin-backed sociologists, since the start of the full-scale invasion in February 2022.
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