NEWSWATCH: “Russian President Vladimir Putin’s popularity in large cities tumbled by 12 points in February” – bne Intellinews

“… Putin’s popularity in large cities tumbled by 12 percentage points in the last month to 57.1% … state owned … VTsIOM … reported ….  less than 10 days to go until [the presidential election] Putin’s popularity rating fell from 69.7% in January to 57.1% in February in the … millionki … 11 cities with more than 1mn residents …. the same cities … Navalny targeted last summer … [with] protest rallies. … [T]he standard of living has been falling steadily in Russia … the last few years after the government diverted most of its surplus to modernising the army. …”

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