Attitude toward Russian troops in Belarus 2022

Two thirds of Belarusians were against Russian armed forces shelling Ukraine from the territory of Belarus, according to a survey from March 2022. In general, four out of ten Belarusians did not like the wide presence of the Russian military in their country. An approximately equal share of respondents found their presence a threat to neutrality of Belarus. One quarter of survey participants stated the majority of their acquaintances supported the deployment of Russian troops in Belarus.

Opinion of Belarusians on the presence of Russian troops on the territory of Belarus in March 2022, by statement

Characteristic	Agree	Disagree	Not sure
I am against Russian troops shelling Ukraine from the Belarusian territory	67%	8%	25%
Belarus should not let Russia use its territory to wage war with Ukraine	52%	16%	32%
I do not like the fact that a significant number of Russian troops are concentrated in Belarus today	42%	25%	33%
The presence of Russian troops is a threat to Belarusian neutrality	41%	33%	26%
Russian troops must be immediately withdrawn from the territory of Belarus	39%	29%	32%
The increased concentration of Russian troops in Belarus should be maintained only until the conflict is resolved	39%	26%	35%
The presence of Russian troops is useful for Belarus	30%	38%	32%
Most of my acquaintances support the deployment of Russian troops in Belarus	25%	31%	44%
The number of Russian troops permanently deployed in Belarus should be increased	9%	52%	39%

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Release date

March 2022

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Region

Belarus

Survey time period

March 5-14, 2022

Number of respondents

896 respondents

Special properties

internet users

Method of interview

Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)

Supplementary notes

The source specified the following information: "Our sample corresponds to the structure of the urban population of Belarus and is adjusted by gender, age, size of settlement and level of education."

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