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In January 2013, at the time of 2011–2013 Russian protests, Putin's approval rating fell to 62%, the lowest figure since 2000 and a ten-point drop over two years. [10] By May 2014, following the annexation of Crimea, Putin's approval rating had rebounded to 85.9%, a six-year high. [11]
In addition, all new corporate deals between Russian companies and entities in countries on the unfriendly countries list had to seek approval from a government commission. [14] Putin announced several weeks later that Russia would only accept the ruble as payment for Russia's natural gas exports to countries on the unfriendly countries list. [15]
Putin's hypochondria on display as he meets with German chancellor Olaf Scholz on 15 February 2022. Germany joined other countries in spring 2022 in declaring a number of Russian diplomats persona non grata. In April 2022, the German government said it would send 1 billion euros in military aid to Ukraine. [126]
The proportion of Russians who trust President Vladimir Putin has risen to 81.6% from 67.2% before he ordered troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24, according to a survey by the state-run pollster VTsIOM ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin's approval rating has reached nearly 90 percent largely thanks to his military moves in Syria. Vladimir Putin's approval rating hits all-time high, boosted by ...
The Rebuilding of Greater Russia: Putin's Foreign Policy Towards the CIS Countries. (Routledge, 2007) Orlova, Victoria V. "US–Russia Relations in the Last 30 Years: From a Rapprochement to a Meltdown." in 30 Years since the Fall of the Berlin Wall ( Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore, 2020) pp. 117–138. Parker, David.
But for countries that remained close to Putin or avoided US-led efforts to isolate him, his win ensures the stability of their Russia ties – and of a rising grouping of vehicles for non-Western ...
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin [c] [d] (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008. Putin also served as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 [e] and again from 2008 to 2012.