Nearly a half of Russians (49% of respondents) considers Belarus their closest ally, according to the results of the Levada Center poll, Interfax reported.

According to the poll, China (40% of respondents), Kazakhstan (32%), Syria (21%) and India (19%) are  among the five most friendly countries.

Nearly 11% of the poll participants called Armenia as the most friendly country.

According to the poll, United States (78% of respondents), Ukraine (49%). Next come the UK (38%), Latvia (26%) and Poland (24%) are among the unfriendly states.