A stark indicator of the loss of diplomatic standing that Putin has experienced since invading Ukraine.
SINGAPORE: Malaysia leads 35 countries in the percentage of respondents expressing favourable opinions of Russia, while Singapore saw an increase in those sharing the same views, according to a new Pew Research Centre survey.
Released on Tuesday (July 2), the nationally representative surveys looked into global perceptions on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
In Malaysia, the number of people with a favourable view of Russia leapt 10 percentage points from 2022 to 57 per cent, while 61 per cent of people had confidence in President Vladimir Putin to “do the right thing regarding global affairs”, up 2 percentage points.
In Singapore, the percentage of respondents who held a favourable view of Russia saw a six point increase from 2022 to 34 per cent, while those surveyed who had the confidence that Putin would do the right thing in world affairs inched up 1 percentage point to 37 per cent