Putin's rating continues to drop

Vladimir Putin's rating continues to drop rapidly, with only 36 per cent of Russians ready to vote for him in the coming presidential elections, Interfax cites Levada-Center as saying.

7 per cent of citizens are going to vote for Vladimir Zhirinovsky, 6 per cent for communist leader Gennady Zyuganov and 2 per cent for Sergey Mironov. Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov is supported by 2 per cent of Russians.