Western media: Angry Russians fed up with Putler’s corruption pour into the streets. But now the first post-“palace” video opinion polls are coming in on Putin’s approval rating and related questions: Levada: 65%→64% VCIOM: 60%→61% FOM: 61%→60% Levada is a private, opposition-leaning pollster. VCIOM and FOM are state-owned pollsters. Other polls: FOM: Did the actions…
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