According
to the findings of a recent international Pew Research Center poll,
perceptions of Russia in the world have reached a new low. Although this
in unsurprising in the case of the United States, it is significant
that in the wake of Russia’s “pivot” to Asia, positive perceptions of
Russia in China have declined to 51 percent from 66 percent in 2014;
while in Russia, the warm feelings toward China reached a high of 79
percent. Despite declaring a shift of its political priorities to Asia,
Russia remains preoccupied with its conflict with Europe, where it is
perceived most negatively because of its ongoing involvement in Ukraine.
President Vladimir
Putin has officially enjoyed sky-high domestic support for now, but his
recent actions in ordering the destruction of food products that were
smuggled in from Europe may put a dent in his domestic popularity as
well.http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/single/?tx_ttnews[tt_news]=44269&cHash=8d1736a69f80cf15fc5c54ddc72dc98a#.VdC8186KI-9
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