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Russian President Vladimir Putin has been an important figure on the world stage for nearly 15 years. During that time, both Americans and Russians have had a complex relationship with the one-time KGB operative.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is not popular globally, but he is respected back home. President Barack Obama is popular abroad, but slightly less so at home. Should leaders worry about how they're perceived globally?

A new high of 20% of Russians say they would leave Russia if they could -- and Russian President Vladimir Putin might be partly to blame.

Gallup reviews the top stories of 2014, including Americans' attitudes toward the police, their trust in mass media at a new low, why great managers are so rare, how North Dakota tops in well-being and Russians' views of Vladimir Putin.

The United States' decision to direct Voice of America broadcasts to Russia at the start of the Cold War met with considerable skepticism among Americans who doubted these would be effective, or even reach their target.

With accusations swirling about their country's alleged meddling in other nations' elections, Russians' confidence in the honesty of their own elections reached a high of 40% in 2017.

Americans view Russia slightly more favorably now than they did in 2015, yet these favorability ratings are still half as high as they were a decade ago. U.S. adults also are less likely to see Russia as a critical threat to the U.S.

More Americans now hold a favorable view of Vladimir Putin than in 2015, though the vast majority still view the Russian leader unfavorably.

Half of Americans now see Russia as an unfriendly nation and 54% view Vladimir Putin negatively. But they widely approve of the Russian plan for Syria's chemical weapons and view Putin's involvement as helpful.

Russians' approval of President Vladimir Putin is now at its highest level in years, while their approval of the leadership of the U.S. and the European Union has hit record lows.