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Trust in Putin in “friendly” countries has collapsed to multi-year lows.
Putin’s anti-Western rhetoric and appeals to the countries of the Global South to build a “multipolar” world together have not aroused enthusiasm among residents of countries that the Kremlin calls “friendly.”
In Latin American states, as well as in key countries – russia’s trading partners – India and Turkey – the level of citizens’ trust in the dictator in 2024 fell to multi-year lows, a Pew Research Center survey showed.
In India, which the Kremlin calls a “strategic partner,” 39% believe that Putin is capable of doing the right thing in international affairs, 3% less than in the previous study and lowest since 2017.
The level of trust in Putin in Turkey, which the dictator called “the most reliable partner”, has also fallen to a seven-year “bottom.” 29% of Turkish citizens called Putin trustworthy in international affairs.
Putin suffered a full-fledged PR disaster in Latin America, which he called for fighting the “colonialism” of the West, recalling the traditions of Simon Bolívar. In Brazil and Chile, the level of trust in Putin has fallen to its lowest level since the survey (since 2007) – 10% and 12%, respectively. In Colombia, the worst result in 10 years 18%.
In only two of the 20 countries in the Global South surveyed by Pew, more than half of citizens expressed confidence in Putin in global affairs: Malaysia (61%) and the Philippines (59%). He scored also relatively high rates in Bangladesh (50%) and Kenya (47%).
In “strategic partner” South Africa the level of trust in Putin has been at its lowest level since 2014 for the second year in a row: 30%.
Overall, 73% of people in the 35 countries surveyed have a negative view of Putin, while 21% trust him.