Russian President Vladimir Putin topped the trust rating of Russians, according to data from a study by the ROMIR holding. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was in second place, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin was in third place, and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was in fourth place.
Earlier, the results of a VTsIOM poll showed that 80.3% of Russians trust Putin, 16% expressed their distrust. The sixth and seventh places were taken by Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev and TV presenter Andrei Malakhov.