Concern over Western sanctions in Russia 2024

Approximately 30 percent of Russians were much or rather concerned over sanctions imposed by Western countries on Russia in May 2024. The share of respondents who were not much worried or absolutely not worried about political and economic restrictions on their country stood at 68 percent. Starting from the end of February 2022, sanctions have been imposed on Russia by Western countries over its invasion of Ukraine. Prior to that, Russia has been sanctioned for violating the territorial integrity of Ukraine, violation of human rights, use of chemical weapons, cyberattacks, and supplying weapons to North Korea, Iran, and Syria, among other reasons.