INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
as the most hostile country toward Russia has nearly halved to 40% this year, down from 76% in 2024.The U.S
dropped from first to fourth on the ranking for the first time in 13 years.Germany (55%), the United Kingdom (49%) and Ukraine (43%) now
January after a campaign pledge to swiftly end the war in Ukraine
In March, Russian favorability toward the U.S
doubled, Levada said.Russian state media has in recent months portrayed Trump as a pragmatic leader open to dialogue with Moscow
have historically fluctuated in response to global events.In 2008, after the Russo-Georgian war, U.S
imposed sanctions against Russia.On the opposite end of the latest Levada Center survey, respondents named Belarus (80%), China (64%),
year, the share of respondents naming North Korea nearly doubled after Russian state media credited North Korean troops with helping to
down from 22% in 2024.Levada conducted the in-person survey among 1,613 Russian adults between May 22 and May 28.An earlier version of this
article cited the Levada Center's assessment that the U.S
fell from first place on Russians' ranking of their country's top enemies for the first time in 20 years
In fact, it is the first time the U.S
1 since 2012, or 13 years ago
