Donald Trump Has a Much Higher Approval Rating in Russia Than He Does in America, State Pollster Says

Zamira Rahim
Jan 25, 2017

"More than 70 % of Russians expect good things from Donald Trump's presidency, according to a new poll.

Approximately 40 % of those surveyed by state pollster VTsIOM had high expectations of the new U.S. president and another 31% believe that Trump would at least be an "average" U.S. leader. But when asked if Russia should reduce its nuclear stockpile in exchange for cancelled U.S. sanctions, as previously suggested by Trump, 55 % of those polled responded negatively, the Moscow Timesreports.