Turning away from the West? Three quarters of Russians think well of China – but fewer than half feel positive about US & EU

The prospect

The prospect of closer ties between Moscow and Beijing has long worried some analysts in the US and EU. But a new poll finds Russians are far more upbeat about their Eastern neighbors than those to their West.

Researchers asked more than 1,600 people across the country for their views on three of the world’s most powerful geopolitical entities. Conducted by The Levada Center – a political pollster registered by Russia’s Ministry of Justice as a foreign agent because it receives funding from abroad – the study found the public had a clear preference for only one possible ally.

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