Slovak president most trusted foreign leader among Czechs, trust in Zelensky slides

Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová is the most trusted foreign politician among Czechs, with a 52 percent trust rating, according to the results of a poll conducted by the CVVM agency. The least trusted foreign leader is Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is trusted by a mere 12 percent of Czechs and distrusted by 82 percent. The most notable shift in public opinion is the significant drop in trust in the Ukrainian leader President Volodymyr Zelensky who is currently trusted by 28 percent of Czechs and distrusted by 62 percent. In the spring of 2022 he was trusted by 48 percent of Czechs and distrusted by 32 percent.