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Russians unaware of reasons behind Yugoslavia bombing
Mon. March 23, 2009; Posted: 07:39 AM
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Most Russians (70 percent) do not know what caused the NATO bombing of
Yugoslavia, a poll conducted by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center
(VCIOM) showed. Less than one tenth of respondents (8 percent) said that the
United States' aggression was the reason behind the bombing, while 6 percent
attributed this operation to NATO and the United States' ambitions to open
military bases and station troops in Yugoslavia. Among other reasons mentioned
was the civil war between the Albanians and the Serbs, the struggle for zones
of influence in the Balkans, and the desire to split Yugoslavia's territory
(each answer was chosen by 4 percent of respondents). According to VCIOM data,
36 percent said that the bombing was initiated by NATO, while 31 percent
maintained that the United States started it. Meanwhile, 57
percent of respondents were confident that NATO's primary objective in the
conflict was to move troops into Yugoslavia and open military bases there,
while merely 7 percent said that NATO's actions were aimed at stopping
bloodshed and the persecution of Albanians in Kosovo. The poll was conducted
among 1,600 people in 140 locations throughout 42 republics and regions of
Russia on March 14-15.
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