Russians are more pessimistic about the state of their economy than at any time in the past 20 years, according to a Gallup poll. The survey found that 60% of respondents in Russia said economic conditions in the city or area where they lived were getting worse, while only 27% thought they were improving and 9% believed they were remaining the same.

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When asked about living standards, 56% said they were worsening, 29% said they were getting better and 14% saw no change. The phone survey of 1,000 Russians, conducted between March 14 and May 6, reflects gloomy sentiment even before this month’s sharp worsening of the fuel supply situation.

Confidence in the Russian military was down to 66%, Gallup found, from 80% in 2022, the year of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and confidence in the government fell to 53% from 66% in the same period.

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