Левада-Центр : Foreign policy priorities

This survey took place between 23-27 June 2016 and was conducted throughout all of Russia in both urban and rural settings. The survey was carried out among 1600 people over the age of 18 in 137 localities of 48 of the country’s regions. The survey was conducted as a personal interview in respondents’ homes. The answer distribution is presented as percentages of the number of participants.

The statistical error of these studies for a selection of 1600 people (with a probability of 0.95) does not exceed:

3.4% for indicators around 50%

2.9% for indicators around 25%

2.0% for indicators around 10%

1.5% for indicators around 5%

IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT SHOULD RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES’ FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITIES BE? (multiple answers)

	Mar.07	Jun.16
Guaranteeing the peaceful and safe existence of Russia	59	57
Remaking Russia into one of the most influential countries in the world, without which no important question is decided	56	51
Defense of domestic producers	39	42
Supporting friendly relations with most developed countries	28	26
Solving conflicts in hot spots, fighting terrorism jointly with other countries	25	18
Containment policy, standing against western expansion and the growth of US influence	22	16
Expanding the boundaries of Russia’s influence in the world	21	13
Other	<1	2
It is difficult to say	6	6

IN YOUR OPINION, IS THERE A THREAT TO OTHER COUNTRIES’ SECURITY FROM RUSSIA TODAY?

	Mar.06	Mar.07	Jun.16
Definitely yes	2	4	5
Probably yes	7	7	8
Probably no	40	37	25
Definitely no	44	47	52
It is difficult to say	6	6	10

IN YOUR OPINION, IS THERE A THREAT TO OTHER COUNTRIES’ SECURITY FROM THE US TODAY?

	Mar.06	Mar.07	Feb.15	Jun.16
Definitely yes	31	37	29	29
Probably yes	42	39	48	40
Probably no	13	12	11	12
Definitely no	3	3	2	5
It is difficult to say	11	9	11	14

Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).

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