INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Almost a third of Russians now view the United States favorably, about double the share from before U.S
late February among 1,615 respondents across 50 Russian regions, found that 30% of Russian adults now have a positive view of the U.S., up
Meanwhile, negative views of the U.S
have fallen sharply from 72% in September to 51%.The share of respondents who were unsure also rose from 13% to 20% over the same
period.Since Trump took office in January and pledged to broker a swift end to the war in Ukraine, Russian state media have increasingly
portrayed him as a pragmatic leader open to engagement with Moscow
However, reports suggest the Kremlin has quietly instructed media outlets to scale back their positive coverage of Trump.Historically,
Russian attitudes toward the U.S
have fluctuated in response to global events.In 2008, after the Russo-Georgian war, U.S
imposed sanctions against Russia.The largest post-annexation surge in positive sentiment toward the U.S
came in the summer of 2018 after the Helsinki Summit, where Trump publicly sided with President Vladimir Putin over U.S
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