The level of Russians’ trust in President Vladimir Putin stands at 81.5%, according to a poll conducted by the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM), TASS reported on July 12. ‘Asked if they trusted Putin, 81.5% of survey participants responded in the affirmative (plus 0.6 percentage points). The president’s job approval rating increased by 0.6 percentage points over the week to 79.0%,’ VTsIOM said in the survey. The government’s approval rating is at 52.8%, down 0.3pp. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin’s approval rating remains unchanged at 52.8%, while 62.2% of respondents expre…