The majority of Russian citizens have a negative attitude towards the United States, the European Union, Turkey, and Ukraine, a poll by the Levada Center showed on October 19, 2016.

A total of 20 percent of those surveyed admitted that they had a “very bad” attitude to the United States, while 44 percent of Russians had a “mostly bad” attitude. Only two percent of those surveyed said that they had a “very good” attitude to the United States, and 21 percent stated they had a “mostly good” attitude.

The poll showed that Russians had similar feelings towards the European Union. A quarter of those surveyed (25 percent) told sociologists they were generally positive about the European Union, while two percent claimed to be very positive. A “very bad” attitude was expressed by 17 percent of those surveyed. A total of 41 percent of those surveyed reported a “mostly bad” attitude.

Sociologists also noted that despite the warming of relations between Russia and Turkey, a majority of Russians still have a negative attitude towards that country: 13 percent of those surveyed admitted that they had a “very bad” attitude towards Turkey, and 40 percent stated they had a “mostly bad” attitude. In general, 28 percent of those surveyed had a “good attitude” towards Turkey, and three percent reported they had a “very good” attitude.

With regards to Ukraine, the attitudes of “mostly bad” and “very bad” were expressed by 38 and 18 percent of those surveyed, respectively, while 24 percent and two percent reported having a “good” and a “very good” attitude.

The Levada Center questioned 1,600 Russians from 48 regions of the country at the end of September. The statistical error does not exceed 3.4 percent.