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Poland should prepare: 86.6% of Russians support an armed invasion of Russia into the EU

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17 March 2022, 06:20

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Sociologists have asked Russians about the war in Ukraine. Most people in this country do not mind if their troops attack other countries.

86.6% of Russians allow and support a possible attack on the territory of the European Union, including Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and others. 46% of respondents are convinced that the Russian government should attack the EU, and 40.6% believe that the expansion of hostilities is permissible. These are the results of a poll conducted by Active Group.

Majority of Russians support attacks on Poland and Baltic states

According to the poll, the three countries that will be the next victims of a Russian attack are Poland (75.5% of respondents), the Baltic states, including Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia (41%), and Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary (39.6%). During the survey, respondents had the opportunity to select several countries.

It should be noted that only 13.4% of Russians said they had a negative attitude towards an armed invasion of other countries.

Moreover, according to the survey, almost 75% of respondents agree to some extent with the use of nuclear weapons by their government. Of those polled, 40.3% consider a nuclear attack permissible, and 34.3% support to some extent such a possible decision by the Russian authorities. Only 25.5% of Russians have a categorically negative attitude toward the use of nuclear weapons.

"The interviewers’ general impression of the survey is that Russians who agreed to communicate are aggressive not only toward Ukraine, but also toward the European Union and NATO. Respondents either refuse to communicate after learning about the survey, or they are ready to support and approve of further Russian invasions. other countries", - said the founder of the research company Active Group Andriy Yeremenko.

How the survey was conducted

The sociologists of the Ukrainian company "Active Group" conducted a telephone survey (through the messenger Viber), using a formalized methodology (the sample is representative in terms of the subject of the Federation, gender and age of respondents).

The wording used was binding for the Russian environment. Thus, instead of the words "invasion" or "war," the word "special operation" was used in the survey.

The survey was conducted by CATI (telephone interview for computer use) from March 11 to 14, 2022. A total of 1,557 respondents were interviewed. The theoretical error is no more than 2.5% at a confidence level of 0.95.