US EditionGermans Overtake Americas and Most Hated by Russians – Levada
- The Levada Center reported in June 2025 that Germans have become the most hostile nation toward Russia, surpassing the United States.
- This shift follows two decades of the US topping the hostility ranking and reflects growing Russian criticism of Germany's military support to Ukraine under Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
- The poll involved 1,613 Russians surveyed between May 22 and May 28, who also ranked the UK second most hostile and Ukraine fourth, while Belarus and China were considered Russia's closest allies.
- Fifty-Five percent named Germany as the top unfriendly state, compared to 40 percent for the US, and 74 percent rated Ukraine unfavorably following intensified Russian repression justified as fighting “Western influence.”
- The results underscore entrenched distrust toward the West with 80 percent favoring détente but two-thirds expecting relations to remain distrustful amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.
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For decades, the Russian population sees the US as the most "unfriendly" country. Until Donald Trump re-establishes Russian-American relations, Germany comes first, according to a recent survey.
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According to the survey, Russia sees Germany as the biggest enemy. Putin's allies, such as Belarus and North Korea, are gaining in importance.
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After two decades, Germany has even overtaken the US in the ranking.
·Berlin, Germany
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For a long time, the US in Russia was regarded as the country with the most hostile attitude towards the giant empire. According to a survey, Germany has now taken this infamous place, just in front of another European state.
·Dortmund, Germany
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