Russian-Ukrainian relations have reached bottom: worse than at present, they have not been evaluated ever, but to have to improve their support for the militias of Donbass, in the opinion of Russian citizens, Russia should not, inform the data sociologicheskogo research polls.
"According to recent data, more than a third of respondents (38%) believe that between Russia and Ukraine hung tensions, and more than a quarter of respondents (29%) called hostile bilateral relations - the share is more than 3 times larger than the value of March 2014 (8%). Friendly they are called only 4% (9-10% in 2014), neighborly - 2% vs. 7% in March 2014 ", - is informed in the report.
Thus the overwhelming majority of Russian citizens believe that the authorities should not change their decisions for the sake of establishing relations with Ukraine and the West. Thus, according to the information received polls, 58% were confident, " we can't pay for it with the price of failing to support the militia of Donbass ". This position more often adhere to senior citizens (64% older than 60 years), Muscovites and St. Petersburg residents (66%), secured financial (66%) than 18-24 year-olds (45%), rural residents (53%), respondents with low income (46%). Opposite opinion is shared by only 11% of respondents, while 15% believe that there is no need to improve such relations.
Index of Russian-Ukrainian relations, which is calculated As the difference of positive and negative answers to the question " As if You thought the current relations between Russia and Ukraine?", is measured in points and can be in the range from -100 to 100. In September this figure had fallen to historic lows (-51). Recent data strongly surpassed the previous minimum value - before the worst was the result of January 2010 (-29 points), and the maximum was from June 1999 (paragraph 26).
The initiative all-Russia opinion poll conducted on September 5-6, 2015. Polled 1,600 people in 132 villages in 46 regions, territories and republics of Russia. The statistical error does not exceed 3, 5%.
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