82% of Russians are satisfied with President Putin.

A recent poll shows that 82% of Russians are satisfied with what Putin has accomplished as president.

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: AFP

Also in this poll conducted by the Levada Center, 50% of participants believe that Russia is developing in the right direction. 32% of respondents think the country is "reaching its end point," and 19% said the question was too complex to give a simple answer, according to RT.

The poll results also showed that 48% of people support what Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is doing, and 43% approve of the government's actions.

When investigators asked participants to rank politicians by popularity and public trust, Russian President Vladimir Putin topped the list with 49% of the vote, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu came second with 19% support, and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov ranked third, just 2% behind the person above him. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Medvedev ranked fifth with only 12% of the vote.

Last June, President Putin's approval rating reached 89%, the highest in history.

According to VNE