How popular is Putin in Russia really? | Focus on Europe

Russian President Vladimir Putin is standing for a fifth term in office. His opponents don't stand a chance. The death of opposition politician Alexei Navalny means there's no one left to challenge him. Kremlin critics are describing the election as a "parody."

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[dinnerwaltz]

Of course Putin‘s approval rating is high,
I think Kim Jong Un's approval rating in North Korea is 100%

[nataliavinokurova]

the whole world saw hundreds of people greeting and cheering Prigogin in Rostov-on-Don whereas no one supported pootin. The whole world saw people queuing to vote for Nadezhdin candidacy while not any single person was seen to queue for pootin. And the whole world see millions of people bid their farewell to Alexey Navalny. That's the answer

[anna_razumovich]

I'm russian and don't like putin

[kgfrjrv]

Putin has taken measures to not let any alternative emerge

[silhouettesilhouette]

1938: "Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer."(Deutchland)
2022: "Ein Land. Ein Präsident. Ein Sieg." (L.Slutskyi. Moskau)

[Rubinrus]

Female opposition leader simply by a fact that she's a Navalny's wife? Are you for real? Leader's position by a birthright or something?
People even didn't knew that he has a wife. For the most, their first impression was that Navalny has died and then, suddenly, his wife is on some conference in Europe in a full makeup a few hours later.
Where she was while Navalny was in prison? - Not in Russia. Even other opposition didn't say a thing about her existence while Navalny was alive. This "charismatic, clever and strong woman" can continue sitting in Brussels or whatever and do her "meaningful" protests there. Putin will surely be scared after he sees a few dozens or hundreds of people in some EU country protesting against him, and Russians would surely see her as a leader of opposition too. Right?

Russian society is a traditional one and it won't accept a female leader unless it's according to monarchy. In the recent hundred years there was whooping one woman politician who was respected - Valeriya Novodvorskaya (died in 2014, was respected despite having quite questionable opinions). Others? People even don't respect Nabiullina who does nothing short of a miracle by keeping Russian economy not only afloat, but also growing. And some random woman who just happens to be late Navanlny's wife? Yeah, sure, no. Maybe in a Russia from your fairytales, but not in an actual Russia. Even if she has some support, it would be teens who cannot even vote yet. Navalny was respected to some degree, his wife never was and never will be.

[mcieofn]

How popular is Kim Jong Un in North Korea? People cry in the presence of him as if they saw God (otherwise they would be tore apart by dogs hours later).
How popular is Xi Jinping in China? Only the best selected actors/actresses can approach him.

[rajadurai]

Even people think against putin, they can't express it frankly because of afraid.

[Koan_Om]

Navalny meaningful opposition??? You must be kidding...

[HMS-Defender]

Soviet and russian human rights activist and dissident Valeria Novodvorskaya, answering the question of what is needed to curb Russia and bring it to its senses, is a small country that can no longer threaten anyone on such a scale. No nuclear weapons.

Before her death or assassination in 2014, she said: “Today’s password for free people is “Slava Ukraini!”, and the answer is “Glory to the heroes!” Please save Ukraine, and this is the only thing that can save Russia.”
She believed that if Ukraine follows the Western path, this means that Russia will inevitably follow the same path. Ukraine, with Maidan and the expulsion of Yanukovych, chose the Western path of development. And this is dangerous for the retention of power by Putin and his gang, when an Orthodox country, where they also speak russian, rushes to the West and abandons the soviet past and the russian protectorate. This can become a contagious example.

That is why Putin decided to start a war with Ukraine, so that it would not know calm days and would not be able to carry out reforms to join NATO and the EU.
It's simple. Elementary Watson.

[lhfgjrc]

Mr. Oreshkin knows very well what Western journalists want to hear from him.

[PaulV.]

Everything you need to know about "the honest face of the Russian opposition". That guy Dmitry Gudkov father owns a luxury property in London which he bought working as a Russian MP in 2014.

[hardcorejunkygb]

Yes they do really like him and not only Russians

[armindapereira]

What elections? Nobody in the west(no tv station) should give air time or comment those so called elections.

[FieldDay-cjtv]

Russia is Russia
Best forget trying to change it
It is what it is

[Avngdx]

"When regime kills it's opponent it's too weak " should we consider USA too weak?? 🤣🤣🤣

[markdc]

"Putin is very popular with most Russians". There, DW you said it yourself! Regardless how the West feels about Putin, if most Russians are satisfied, then where is the problem? It's their business, not yours.

[VvV-bbbg]

The main resource and basis of Russia's existence is not oil or gas. Russia's fundamental asset is its huge deposits of cheap meat marinated in poverty, immorality and alcohol. Centuries of slavery, debauchery and alcoholism, multiplied by decades of the Gulag and glorification of the prison subculture, could not but give rise to the establishment of animal-like relations between people as the norm there. One can only feel sorry for those few there who, despite everything, retained their human appearance.

[Fistfury]

I guess it's Gudkov / Badkov they're playing..

[fufu]

Ruusia is in such bad shape in 90s, and ask so badly even bag for, integrate themselves into Europe. That could bring a much more powerful Europe and international peace on European continent. The west(especially US) no response. How can counting on a US agent, a military axis that pretend to be defending, a military organization that should be canceled 30 years ago, can bring peace for European. no chance.