Russians no longer see Turkey as a hostile state and half of the population supports cooperation between the two countries, regardless of existing political issues, according to recent research.
The state-run Russian public opinion research center VTSIOM reported on Monday that according to its latest poll, only 4 percent of Russians see relations with Turkey as hostile, while around a quarter (24 percent) see relations as strained. A year ago these shares amounted to 23 and 47 percent respectively.
Another poll, conducted by the independent agency Levada in mid-2016, showed that back then Turkey was in third place on the list of …read more
Source: Protothema
