Putin and Medvedev at the "Victory Day" military parade
According to reports from the Russian Satellite News Agency and other media, since Putin decided to carry out a "special military operation" against Ukraine , the domestic and international situation in Russia has changed in more than half a year. A sea change. The Russian government has put a total of 48 countries and regions including the United States, EU member states, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, and Japan on the list of "unfriendly countries", not only in the field of trade but also in diplomacy; some media previously described it this way: If after the Crimea incident Putin still hopes to achieve "trade integration" with Europe even if politics cannot come together, then the Russia-Ukraine conflict has officially shattered all his illusions about Europe, and the Russians must not Not to reconsider their relationship to the West and the East.
The streets of Moscow after suffering Western financial sanctions
On the 31st of last month, All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center launched a public opinion survey involving 1,600 people, with the purpose of obtaining Russian people's ranking of favorability of various countries. The result of the survey is that more than 55% of the Russian people believe that they currently have the best relationship with China, which is the highest point in history since the survey was launched; while Belarus , which had previously been ranked first, dropped to second place. About 49%; in addition, India's favorability among Russian respondents has also reached a new high, accounting for 22%; Turkey's favorability is about 17%, becoming the country with the fastest rise in recent years.
Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi
Some analysts believe that the reason why China's friendship in the eyes of the Russian people has reached its highest point is, in addition to China's "no condemnation, no sanctions" move, largely related to Russia's domestic propaganda. Inseparable. Since March, Russian President Vladimir Putin alone has called for the development of Sino-Russian relations in public speeches at least three times, encouraging Russian people and companies to contact China. In addition, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has repeatedly spoken out in support of China's national sovereignty and interests, China and Russia's common topics at the United Nations against the West, and joint military exercises have had a subtle impact on the public. The propaganda of various domestic media and departments in Russia It also played a big role.
Putin and Lukashenko
Data from ITAR shows that under such circumstances, more Russians have begun to try to learn Chinese culture and language. Only in August compared with the same period last year, the number of Russian students looking for Chinese tutors It doubled and became a craze. In addition, because India has been active in trade, financial and monetary policies with Russia, many people who had previously "lack of impressions" of India have gradually begun to have a different view of them; as for the reasons for the decline in relations with Belarus , some related According to sources, there are many people who are dissatisfied with Belarus's insufficient "support" for Russia in this special military operation. They have always believed that Lukashenko would also send troops to support Putin, but this did not happen.
Zelensky accused Russia in an interview
It is also worth mentioning that the Russian polling agency also investigated the ranking of "hostile countries" in the eyes of Russians. The results are surprising: after the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the Russian people's " "Level of hostility" dropped from 53% to 43%, while the United States rose rapidly to 76%, firmly ranking first and breaking the historical record. Germany soared from 9% to 32% in one year, becoming the country with the fastest increase. Analysts also believe that in the eyes of many Russians, the Ukrainian government has become a 'puppet government', and Zelensky is completely controlled by the United States behind the scenes. This is actually more than before when they actively incited attacks on Russia. It is even more sympathetic; the most regrettable thing is undoubtedly Germany. Many Russian people believe that if Merkel continued to be in power, Germany and Russia would not have the current ending, and perhaps the Russia-Ukraine conflict would not break out. "
