CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten explained on Tuesday that American views on Russia have become increasingly “negative” since the beginning of the Ukraine-Russian war.
The positive view of America on Russia fell from 28% to 8% between 2020 and 2024, with 61% thinking the country is the “enemy” rather than the partner. Opinion survey Found; a total of 52% holds Russia’s “very disadvantaged” view, while 32% view the country as “almost disadvantaged.” American views on both Russia and Ukraine have attracted attention as Secretary of State Marco Rubio I met According to the Associated Press, along with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday for preliminary talks to end the war in Ukraine.
“The Americans may have been softened in Ukraine, but when it comes to Russia, the Americans don’t trust Russia as much as they can. That is, my goodness, [a] A positive view of Russia, you returned to 2020, at 28%. In 2022, that fell to 15%,” Enten said. “In 2024, only 8% of Americans have a positive view of Russia. To put this into context, many Americans have a positive view of Russia, as they have a positive view of Russia. They believe they fake the landing. The majority of Americans, 61%, actually consider Russia as their enemy. Only 4% think they are partners. After all, Russia’s view is very, very It’s very negative.”
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Americans don’t have a higher opinion about Russian President Vladimir Putin, but when quoting March 2024, only 9% said they had a favorable view. investigation Conducted by Grinnell College. Another 8% of respondents believe they “do” Putin [the] The right things related to world affairs.” According to In the Pew Research Poll starting in May 2024.
“My goodness is that many Americans believe the world is flatter than Vladimir Putin’s preferred view,” Enten said. “So, when it comes to Russia, when it comes to Vladimir Putin, the Americans simply said, “Don’t trust him or the country itself.” ”
According to the Associated Press, Rubio said he and Lavrov agreed to create a high-level team to talk further about ending the war in Ukraine during a meeting in Saudi Arabia. Rubio also said he agreed to explore increased economic cooperation as well as increased diplomatic personnel in Washington, D.C. and Moscow.
In Monday’s segment, Enten discovered that more and more Americans believe the United States is overly generous to Ukraine. When the war between Russia and Ukraine began in February 2022, only 7% of Americans classified US support for Ukraine as “too much,” but that number was as of February 2025. It rose to 41%.
According to a 2023 Reuters/IPSOS poll, a 52% slim majority, and 52%, are using US weapons to help fight Russia. Send weapons to Ukraine.
Former President Joe Biden’s administration has dedicated more than $175 billion in economic and military aid to Ukraine since the war began. President Donald Trump has repeatedly said that under his leadership the war would never have happened, but in a statement on February 12, negotiations are underway to end the war following a call with Putin. I stated.
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