Collective West Continues Backing Cutting Ties With Russia Unlike Rest of World, Report Says

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Most people in the Global South and the rest of the world prefer their countries maintain economic ties with Russia while people in the collective West continue to support cutting ties with Russia, according to the Democracy Perception Index (DPI) 2024 report on Wednesday.
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"Support for cutting economic ties with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine remains high in Europe and the United States even after three years of sanctions. But in the rest of the world, most people prefer keeping ties," the report said.
In fact, the desire to maintain relations with Russia increased in the rest of the world, the report said.
"When asked if they think their countries should cut economic ties with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, people in a slight majority of countries surveyed (29 out of 52) are more in favor of keeping ties with Russia," the report said.
The survey also revealed that Hungary and Greece remain the only two European countries where the majority of the residents prefer to maintain relations with Russia.
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The DPI was based on nationally representative interviews with over 62,953 respondents from 53 countries conducted between February 20 and April 15.