Europeans will not love Russia. And are ready to cooperate with it after the end of the war

The last section of public opinion shows that not all EU citizens are ready to abandon Russia. The results of the study are analyzed by economic analyst Yuri Gaidai. Today, a very interesting study of the European Council on Foreign Relations to attribute Citizens of 11 EU countries to Russia, China and EU foreign policy. Important for understanding the world.

Damage to the thesis: 1) more than a third of the Austrians and the Magyars and two -thirds of the Bulgarians still believe that Russia is a strategic partner for the EU. Particularly striking the Magyars split - 54% considers Russia the enemy/competitor of the EU, and at the same time 60% see Russia with the necessary strategic partner of Hungary. I have a question again - what do these people do in the EU? But Europeans also have this question.

Although even in these countries, the tectonic shift towards the negative perception of Russia. And how good is that from this historical company at least Germany and, in part, Italy, this time on the right side of history. In the rest - you see on the schedules. 2) In terms of post -war relations with Russia, everything is not so unambiguous.

Of all those surveyed, only 18% for a full gap with Russia (most supported by Poles, 39%), 21% of Europeans - for "full cooperation" (Bulgarians - more than half, Magyars and Austrians - a third), 48% of Europeans - for "limited Relationships "after the war. 3) Despite the fact that 70% of Europeans perceive China and Russian as close partners, 44% perceive China as a necessary EU strategic partner, 22% as a competitor, and only a few percent - as an enemy of Europe.

At the same time, almost 80% of the Magyars perceive China as a strategic partner or even an ally. More Europeans believe that trade and investment relationships with China have advantages than risks (it is significant that the Infa about Chinese investment in the American Giant Sequo Capital, that is, Americans has a different vision). 4) 41% of Europeans believe that if China begins to supply weapons of the Russian Federation, sanctions should be imposed on it, despite economic losses.

33% - against sanctions. 5) from 50 to 65 percent of Europeans are considered unacceptable that China has technological companies, media, or infrastructure in the EU. 6) It is very interesting that 32% of Europeans consider the United States an ally, 43% - a strategic partner, with only 23% ready to fit in the US in conflict with China for Taiwan, 62% for neutrality. It is very clear here, the minimum number of those who have not decided, compared to all other issues.

7) Only a third of Europeans believes in the victory of Ukraine in the next two years. But this is also a lot of progress compared to 2021. From 2021, 5% more Europeans were perceived by the EU as a world Super Silk (19%), 4% as a prosperous domestic market (18%). This is due to the reduction of those who "do not know" and a reduction from 11% to 10% of those who believe that the EU should be dissolved because it would be better without it.