Sociologists: The majority of Russian residents demand support for the Donbass militia
Half of the Russians who took part in the VTsIOM opinion poll spoke in favor of more active assistance to the Donbass republics: 8% talk about assistance in expanding autonomy, 24% consider it necessary to recognize their independence, 18% - to accept them into the Russian Federation.
There are only 4% of supporters of the Kyiv authorities, and 36% of respondents choose the position of neutrality. They believe that in the face of violation of the Minsk agreements, Russia should rather continue to act through diplomatic methods.
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59% of respondents believe that it is necessary to provide support to the militias without fear of spoiling relations with Ukraine. Sending humanitarian convoys from Russia to Donbass is supported by 82% of Russians.
“According to the majority of Russians, the DPR and LPR are no longer Ukraine - this is the main conclusion of the study. The new escalation of tension in Donbass has revived the fear of war among Russians. The hardest thing for Russians is to realize that war could be nearby, practically on our borders. Awareness of misfortune increases the feeling of compassion, and, as a result, the desire to help,” said Mikhail Mamonov, head of research projects at VTsIOM.
The initiative all-Russian survey “Sputnik” was conducted by VTsIOM on February 5-6, 2017. The survey method was a telephone interview using a stratified two-base random sample of landline and mobile numbers of 1200 respondents.
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