A new research shows that a majority of people in 18 countries don't think that Russian President Vladimir Putin will do the right thing.
In countries with advanced economies such as the US, Canada, Spain, Israel, Japan, and Australia, the number of people who think about Russia, NATO, and Putin has gone up.
According to the survey, a majority of people in 18 countries don't think that Putin will deal with world affairs in a responsible way.
Ratings for Putin have fallen in many countries over the last two decades. The numbers reached record lows in every nation where trends are available, with double digit declines in most since the last survey year.
Only Malaysia has bucked the trend, with more than half of its respondents expressing some or a lot of confidence in Putin.
In the US, only a small percentage of people trust the Russian leader to do the right thing.
27% of Greece's respondents approved of Putin's actions on the world stage, making it the most positive country in Europe.
The survey didn't ask about the war in Ukraine but most of the interviews were done after the Russian invasion of the country. The war has shaped public opinion.
Europeans who support the right-wing populists tend to favor Putin more than their counterparts. Confidence in him has plummeted among these groups.
A majority of people in 17 countries said they didn't have a lot of confidence in Putin to handle global issues.
According to the latest figures, Putin has a lower confidence rating among people from the same 18 countries as China's president.
Singapore and Malaysia, the only two Southeast Asian countries in the survey, both gave Xi confidence ratings of over 70%.
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