Despite the widely publicized reset in Russian-U.S...
Only 9% of Russians said they saw U.S. as a country promoting "peace, democracy and order" on the globe, while 73% said it was "an aggressor seeking to establish control over all countries." The remainder of the respondents were unable to answer.
The majority of the respondents do not consider it necessary to improve relations with the U.S., with some 36% in favor of less cooperation with the States, and 40% saying that the relations should be maintained on the current level.
Only 14% said that the two states should seek closer ties. The remainder of the respondents were unable to answer.
In addition, only 3% of Russians believe that their country should join NATO. However, 26% say cooperation with the alliance on common threats is in Russia"s interests.
The majority of the respondents (37%) said Russia should not join any military blocks, while 25% said Russia should counter NATO"s eastward expansion and create its own defense blocks.