Russia’s Image Most Favorable in Vietnam, Ghana, China – Poll

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Citizens of Vietnam, Ghana and China have the most favorable opinion about Russia and its President Vladimir Putin among those questioned in 40 states across the globe, according to a survey published Wednesday.

The survey by the Washington-based Pew Research Center revealed that 75 and 70 percent of respondents living in Vietnam see Russia and the Russian president favorably.

Another country with a particularly high support for Russia is West Africa's Ghana: some 56 percent of those polled in the country have a positive opinion of Russia while 49 percent of respondents have confidence personally in Putin.

In China, 51 and 54 percent of respondents support Russia and its president correspondingly.

A median of some 30 percent of people have a favorable opinion about Russia around the world, hitting a low in Poland and Jordan, where 80 percent of the population are critical of Moscow.

The survey was carried out from March 25 to May 27 among some 45,000 respondents.