Americans are now split on whether Russia is an “enemy,” poll finds: As President Donald Trump presses for a deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, attitudes among Americans, especially Republicans, are shifting

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/17/russia-ukraine-trump-poll-enemy/

by Flimsy_Pudding1362

40 comments

  3. Trump and his ilk are fully aware that they can create whatever reality they want.

  4. They don’t believe that Russia paid Taliban huge bounties for killing US soldiers in Afghanistan – despite the fact that US intelligence concluded they did. Russia also protects hackers that have targeted US industries, hospitals, and departments with ransomware – this is not even a secret but it just gets ignored.

    Why does Trump want Greenland? Who are they trying to protect against?

  6. NeoFoxism News is at it again. Meanwhile, Herr Trump just shut down the US government’s office dedicated to competing Russian propaganda

  7. It can keep on shifting a long way in the wrong direction. The NSDAP taught us …

  8. Such a sad development. Even democrats eating the propaganda

  9. When the education system fails everything else crumbles with it.

  10. We have always been at war with Oceania. We have never been at war with Eastasia.

  11. We’ve come a long way from Red Dawn and Inglourious Basterds. Russians and Nazi’s are quite trendy in Republican circles.

  13. This is the result of gutting the educational system for the last few decades.

    The great experiment is in its final phase

  14. The Trump administration are Big Brother and the sheep will spout whatever garbage they spew forth.

  15. When did russia stop being an enemy… its looking like much of these recent events were coordinated between russia and china… wonder if trump is trying to decouple them by being lenient on russia but its far to late for that… their economy’s are now integrated and honestly its working far better then I thought it would…

  16. Brainwashing works. With Fox News acting like a state-run propaganda outlet, it’s no surprise. The bubble people live in a custom-crafted reality, just like the Russians. I see a dark, authoritarian future for the US.

  17. Even if they’re not enemies, what the f*** is the advantage to being friends? We don’t need their oil and gas, they are a competitor in some of the only things they actually manufacture and export: weapons…. What do we have to gain by seeing them succeed? Nothing

  18. I HATE TO BE THIS PERSON – but back in the “good old days” these fucking scumbags would be hung for treason. The last half a century has shown every issue with liberal democracy glaringly we can’t just give into what is popular every fucking time there’s an issue – and fascists like these are now convincing our children that democracy is evil.

    Kill this motherfucker and any fascist who tries to sell out the entire fucking western world to our enemies, like how it’s been done the entirety of fucking human history FOR A REASON

  19. Russia supports Trump with covert funding and propaganda support.

    Trump therefore aligns with Russia and North Korea which he has more in common with than functioning democracies, and the so called “rugged individualists” who appear more “compliant conformists” therefore beleive what they are told to beleive and consider democracies like Canada and Europe to be enemies, and consider Russia and North Korea to be their friends.

    It’s probably better for everybody if those people out themselves as loving dictatorships and Russia so everybody knows where they stand.

  20. They’re not fucking shifting…Americans are
    More pissed off at the bs speeding from the vile pie holes of this administration and it’s NOT resulting in feeling friendly towards the rapists in Russia.

    This is more gaslighting and propaganda to turn the discussion to ‘the growing acceptance’ and not the subject itself.

    This is the same sane-washing bullshit they did during the election.

  21. China is the one that could and should be our friend. Trump and GOP created the China fear just like Ru created the Ukr fear. They are going to literally make China as enemy a self fulfilling prophecy by their actions. China would have happily gone along with trade agreements that benefited both us and them. Now we will have WW3 with China and no allies, but loser lying, kleptocracy Ru.

  22. This is why the disinformation is changing. “Russia is not the enemy! Russia is our friend! They never did anything for us, they’re lousy in trade, and we were always in conflict over land and resources, and there was that whole thing with the Cold War, and it’s been going on for 200 years, but give it less than three months of Trump’s toadying and RUSSIA IS FRIEND NOW!!!

  23. It takes an extraordinarily weak mind to conclude Russia is a friend.

  24. Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.

  25. No indecision here – Russia is 100% an enemy of America. Fuck Putin and anyone who supports him.

  26. Russia is and always has been an enemy to not just us; but the globe.

  27. Holy shit this country is stuck on stupid. Jesus.

  29. Who does these polls? I know no one who thinks Russia isn’t an enemy.

  30. Republicans synonymous with anti logic and limited critical thinking skills.

  31. This is a big part of why I left the Republican Party. My ENTIRE LIFE I was raised by die hard republican boomer men. All they ever talked about was how weak the dems are. Soft on Russia. Bad for the economy. Don’t respect the law. Talking with them now I can barely hear them with trumps dick in their mouth. Russia is our friend cuz daddy trump said so. Cowards and sheep every one of them. I used to look up to those guys.

  33. That’s great and all but it’s not going to stop Russia from thinking of the US as enemy number one….

    Idiots

  35. I don’t know how anyone born before the fall of the Soviet Union doesn’t think Russia is an enemy

    I also don’t know how anyone before after the fall of the Soviet Union doesn’t think Russia is an enemy

  36. if we had a channel where they show Russian daily propaganda and what they say about US translated to all languages, that would show Americans what Russia really is

  37. It appears that some Republicans may benefit from exploring diverse perspectives and ideas.

  38. I did the Cold War thing when I was in the military and it infuriates me that tRUMP is Putin’s cock socket.

    Any active duty or veteran who supports tRump is in violation of the oath we took. tRump is the DOMESTIC ENEMY we swore to defend the constitution against. The oath I took over 50 years ago has NEVER EXPIRED

  39. The US move to authoritarian is almost complete

    Russia being considered white was always a big help

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