Russian President Vladimir Putin holding a piece of paper.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on April 6, 2023.
  • The majority of the world now disapproves of Russia's leadership, Gallup found.
  • A median of 57% across the 137 countries surveyed disapprove of Russia's leadership.
  • Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has made it a pariah. 

Approval of Russia's leadership "plunged" across the world after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, according to new Gallup polling