2% of city dwellers consider Russia and Belarus enemy states

Representatives of the sociological center "Liusterka-Info" asked two questions to Belarusian city dwellers and villagers: "What is Belarus for Russia?" and "What is Russia for Belarus?". 35% city dwellers and 38% villagers responded that as Belarus for Russia, as Russia for Belarus were in the first place "trading and economic partner", informs "Ejednevnik"

About one-third of Belarusian respondents see their country for Russia and Russia for Belarus as a "friendly state". 7% and 8% of respondents see "strategical partnership" in the relations of our countries. 

The majority of pollees see Belarus and Russia as partners and friends - 75% and 77% correspondingly.

Alongside with that, only 5% of city dwellers and 4% of villagers see Russia and Belarus as competitors and rivals. And only 2% and 1% think that as Belarus for Russia, as Russia for Belarus are "possible enemies, hostile states".