ArmInfo. 72.8% of the respondents involved in a survey conducted by Marketing Professional Group (MPG), an exclusive representative of the GALLUP International Association in Armenia, disagree with the western sanctions against Russia.
Specifically, 8.4% of the respondents fully support the western sanctions/restrictions imposed on Russia, 11% consider them mainly positive, 17.8% consider the sanctions mainly negative, 55% believe the sanctions are totally negative and 7.9% could not answer.
77.6% of the respondents believe that the anti-Russian sanctions are affecting Armenia.
Specifically, 53.9% of the residents are sure that the sanctions are affecting Armenia, 23.7% believe the sanctions are most likely affecting Armenia, 9.6% said the sanctions are probably not affecting the country, 8.2% believe the sanctions are not affecting at all and 4.7% could not answer.
86.6% welcome Russians coming to Armenia amid the Ukraine developments.
Specifically, 47.8% of the respondents positively welcome the fact of many Russians coming to Armenia for temporary residence or work, 38.8% most likely welcome, 5.2% are not disposed to welcome the fact, 6.6% are strongly against it and 1.6% could not answer.
Most of the respondents, 85.2%, are sure Russians’ arrival in Armenia will have a positive impact on the country’s economy.
The survey was conducted from April 2 to 6, 2022, with 1,002 respondents involved. The survey has a margin of error of +3%.
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