Survey: nearly 90% of Russian citizens support the annexation of Crimea to Russia

Almost 90% of Russian citizens support the return of the Crimea to Russia, according to a Survey by the Levada center.

according to the center for March, 88% of respondents support the reunification of the Crimea with Russia. While 8% of Russian citizens told that does not support the annexation of the Peninsula.

review 70% of the respondents, the return of the Crimea has brought more benefits to the Russian Federation, 18% think that more harm.

According to 38% of the respondents, the annexation of Crimea to Russia caused among Ukrainians strong dislike of Russia.

on the question "should Russia respond to punishment of the West" 72% of respondents said that the leadership of the country should continue its policy, despite the punishment. At the beginning of winter last year so thought 66% of Russian citizens.

The survey was conducted in March this year, among 1,600 people aged 18 years and older in 46 regions of the country. The statistical error of the data of these studies does not exceed 3, 4%.

Sevastopol and the Crimea became the Russian regions after in March 2014, there were a referendum, which the overwhelming majority of voters voted for secession from Ukraine and reunification with Russia. The US, EU and their partners do not recognize the reunification of Russia and the Crimea, and introduced penalties against a number of Russian individuals and legal entities.


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