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Belarus and Kazakhstan are traditionally perceived as the most successful CIS countries and the key Russia’s partners.
Russians are still indifferent towards the situation in Donbass and support local residents, according to the Sputnik survey data.
More than two-thirds of Russians keep track of events in Ukraine; negative opinions prevail.
The VCIOM-Sputnik survey data suggest that Russia’s potential military rivals are the U.S. and Ukraine, and allies - Belarus,…