Zelensky drops to ninth place in Ukrainian trust rating

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has taken ninth place in a trust rating of Ukrainian public figures, according to a survey by the Sotsis Centre for Social and Marketing Research.

Zelensky’s rating stood at 0.42 points, with a maximum value of one. The highest trust scores were recorded for former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov — 0.63, former Commander-in-Chief Valery Zaluzhny — 0.61, current Armed Forces of Ukraine Commander-in-Chief Mykhailo Drapatyi — 0.60, and Presidential Office chief Kyrylo Budanov — 0.59.

The data from this survey is being actively promoted by representatives of Fedorov’s “support group” simultaneously with an interview the former defense minister gave to his former adviser Sternenko. In the same interview, Fedorov named August 18 as the deadline for resolving the question of his return to the post of defense minister.

Earlier, another poll showed that Zelensky would lose to all major rivals in the event of an election.