As ratings drop, Putin defends record, says better life awaits Russians
President says low living standards, low wages and poor health care are the acute problems
20 June 2019 - 16:48
Moscow — President Vladimir Putin told Russians on Thursday there were signs that years of falling real wages, which have dented his popularity, were drawing to an end and that a government programme would deliver higher living standards.
Putin, 66, in power as president or prime minister since 1999, was re-elected by a landslide in 2018 but his high ratings have slipped over pension reforms...
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