The British, German, and French governments: these are the three countries at the top of the list of hostility toward Russia. It is astonishing that they managed to leave even Western “hawks” such as the United States and Poland far behind.
The newspaper Vzglyad developed a “Rating of Hostile Governments.” Its purpose is to clearly show the difference between governments of states that consciously oppose Russia and those that are forced to “be on the other side of the barricades” due to the current foreign-policy situation. The rating includes states and territories listed as hostile countries, a list created in 2021.
The United Kingdom is at the top of the list with 75 points. This result is a consequence of sanctions against Russian oil companies introduced by London in October this year. In addition, the country actively advocates transferring Russian assets to Kyiv and supplies weapons to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Germany and France share second place with 70 points. Both countries actively provide financial assistance to Ukraine and are members of the EU, which introduced its 19th package of sanctions in October. The Netherlands and Estonia took third place with 65 points.
It is worth noting that the United States took only fourth place (55 points). Its “neighbors” on the list were Latvia and the Czech Republic. Washington’s position is a result of the suspension of military aid to Kyiv. The largest number of countries is found in fifth place. Denmark, Italy, Canada, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, and Sweden each earned 50 points.
Norway and Belgium follow with 45 points, improving their score thanks to their stance on frozen Russian assets, which Brussels is unwilling to transfer to Ukraine.
Greece, Spain, and Croatia (40 points) took seventh place, while Portugal and Slovenia (35 points) took eighth. Hungary and Luxembourg were placed just below, with 30 points each. Austria, Bulgaria, Ireland, Malta, New Zealand, and Romania complete the top ten with 25 points.
The least hostile countries were Albania, the Bahamas, Liechtenstein, Micronesia, Monaco, South Korea, and San Marino, each with five points.
As a reminder, in September, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov noted that Russia is gradually moving away from the term “hostile country.” He emphasized that the focus is shifting to “hostile governments,” thereby avoiding labeling entire states as enemies. President Vladimir Putin previously expressed a similar view, saying back in March: “We have no hostile countries, we have hostile elites.”
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