Most Russians have confidence in Putin and think their country has gained stature on the world stage in Putin to do
President Vladimir Putin’s handling of foreign affairs gets high ratings from most Russians, in contrast to more tempered views of his economic policies and anti-corruption efforts at home. Confidence in Putin’s global leadership has been consistently strong over the decade-and-a-half that Pew Research Center has polled in Russia. Trust in the Russian leader has remained high since an increase in 2014, shortly after the conflict with Ukraine and subsequent annexation of Crimea.
Despite slippage in how well the public thinks their president is handling key foreign policies, a majority of Russians say their country plays a more important role on the world stage than it did 10 years ago.
Most Russians have confidence in  | Putin and think their country has  | gained stature on the world stage  | in Putin to do  | Russia plays a  | role  | the right thing  | in the world today  | regarding world  | compared to 10 years ago  | affairs  | 87%  | 59  | 21  | 17  | 12%  | Confidence  | No  | More  | Less  | As  | confidence  | important important important  | Source: Spring 2017 Global Attitudes Survey. Q30c & Q114.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 