The support Russian-speaking residents in Latvia have for Russia dropped in April due to the war in Ukraine, according to an internet survey held by SKDS.
SKDS director Arnis Kaktiņš wrote on Twitter that the due to the war in Ukraine the support of Russia among Russian-speaking residents in Latvia has dropped from 20% to 13% since March.
Support of Ukraine, on the other hand, has increased from 25% to 30%.
However, like before, more than half of interviewed Russian-speakers do not give either side any favour, said Kaktiņš. 47% of Russian-speaking respondents said they support neither one or the other. 10% said it is «hard to say».
Among Latvian-speaking residents, the number of residents who support neither has decreased, whether the number of supporters of Ukraine has increased. In March 10% supported neither side, but in April the number of neutrally positioned Latvian-speaking residents was 8%. Support for Ukraine has increased by two percentage points – from 87% to 89%.
In April 3% of respondents who speak Latvia with their family members said it is hard for them to say which of the two sides they support in the Russian-Ukrainian war.