Two new opinion polls indicate that concern is growing among Russians that sanctions imposed by the United States and European Union in response to the Ukraine crisis could trigger financial upheaval in their country.
The Russia-based National Financial Research Agency reported that 61 percent of Russians surveyed believed that sanctions “definitely” would or were “likely” to affect the financial system, according to a report in the Moscow Times.
Only 31 percent of respondents felt that a financial crisis could be avoided.
This is a significant uptick from a May 2014 poll on the same issue that indicated 55 percent saw a financial crisis …read more
Source: The Washington Free Beacon
