Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a video link, dedicated to the start of natural gas supplying from mainland Russia to Crimea, in Moscow, Russia, December 27, 2016. Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS
Americans are more concerned than they were before the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign began about the potential threat Russia poses to the country, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Friday.
The Jan. 9-12 survey found that 82 percent of American adults, including 84 percent of Democrats and 82 percent of Republicans, described Russia as a general "threat" to the United States. That's up from 76 percent in March 2015 when the same questions were asked.
The increased concern comes after a brutal election season during which Democrats and others raised questions about President-elect Donald Trump's financial ties to Russia and the U.S. intelligence community accused Russia of engaging in cyber attacks during the election.
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WNU Editor: Only 4 out of 5?
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" Only 4 out of 5? ". That's a lot, but it will decrease after a good action between Russia and USA and a good explanation about it.
Meh. I live in Canada. When it comes to risk appraisal Russia takes a distant second to the USA - despite WMD overkill in both nations.
The us is a threat to Canada eh? Please provide details as to why....
brace yourselves, leftist ideology incoming
*also can include reasons why the us is a risk to the world, to broaden it up.
Russians are crazy!
The same polling organixation that predicted a Hillary landslide. More propaganda. Only cry baby democrats are buying the new McCarthism.
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