The majority of Russians are backing closer ties with the West in the second-highest numbers since Vladimir Putin came to power, Russian independent pollster Levada Center reports.
Russia’s relationship with the U.S. and other Western states has considerably deteriorated over the last three years, with Moscow and Washington falling on opposing sides in two global conflicts: Syria and Ukraine.
Over the last year the Levada Center recorded the largest annual fluctuation in Russian attitudes towards cooperation with the West. It was as recently as July 2015 when pollsters reported Russians were least enthusiastic (50 percent) towards cooperation with the West.
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Source: Newsweek
