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Putin’s popularity has soared in recent months
Putin’s popularity has soared in recent months
The ex-KGB strongman attracted the support of four out of five Express.co.uk readers, compared with just one in five who opted for the current PM running the country.
Asked 'Who would you rather was Britain's prime minister?', 78 per cent chose the Russian president, while 22 per cent voted for Mr Cameron.
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Vladimir Putin tending to his horse
Vladimir Putin tending to his horse
Putin's popularity has soared in recent months, with a Russian poll carried out in October putting his approval rating at 87 per cent. In the same month, Mr Cameron's approval rating continued to nosedive with 49 per cent judging him to be doing a bad job.
Putin's popularity in Russia has remained consistently high in the wake of the annexation of Crimea and airstrikes in Syria. But despite the definitive Express polling, the Russian leader continues to divide opinions in Britain.
Yes, I like Putin, but let's not forget Lavrov, to my mind he should have been "Person of the Year" in every political incident that has been instigated by the "West". He has been there like a dirty shirt, going hither and thither trying to bring some form of sanity.
Reminds me of the Lone Ranger and Kemosabe, all those afternoon matinees, fighting the battle of good and evil.