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import substitution (20%). Among the negative implications, the respondents singled out the growth of prices and taxes (22%) and the economy’s decline (9%).
Generally, the issue of sanctions remains topical for Russians: 57% of those polled pay attention to it. Replying to a question about Russia’s counter-sanctions, 73% of the respondents said they supported the country’s tough foreign policy without concessions to the West while 17% of those polled disagreed with that.
Most of the respondents (78%) believe that Western countries are suffering to a larger extent from the anti-Russian sanctions.
RUSSIA Country Report July 2018 www.intellinews.com