Russian propaganda reports rise in Putin’s popularity despite Wagner debacle

Kremlin propagandists are claiming that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin's approval rating increased to 90% after Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner PMC mutiny, Russian propagandist Sergei Markov said on June 27.

Makarov, a former close advisor to Putin and now CEO of the Institute of Political Studies – a Russian propaganda think tank – said Putin's support among Russians is now so strong that they are ready to "pray to him."

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"Support for the president was 80%, and following these events [Prigozhin’s mutiny] it has become 90%…” Markov said.

“In this sense, [people are] ready to pray to Vladimir Vladimirovich [Putin]: ‘Just save us from all this chaos.’ It isn't necessary to care about public opinion in these terms. We need to care about it only if it falls.”

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However, despite the statements of Russian propagandists, the Russian public’s reaction to the "fateful" Putin address on June 26 was characterized by disappointment and confusion – with official news stories on Telegram receiving notably more dislikes than likes.

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