Russophilia

Russia is popular in Serbia, and many Serbs have traditionally seen Russia as a close ally due to shared Slavic heritage, culture, and Orthodox faith.[2] According to the European Council on Foreign Relations, 54% of Serbians see Russia as an ally. In comparison, 11% see the European Union as an ally, and only 6% see the United States in the same manner.[3]

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, People's Patrol, a far-right group, organized pro-Russian rallies in Belgrade, which were attended by 4,000 people.[4][5][6]

The inhabitants of the Serbian village of Adžinci renamed their village Putinovo in honor of Vladimir Putin.[7][8] In Belgrade, there is a hotel called Hotel Moskva.

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  Russian Center of Science and Culture (Belgrade)
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  Dmitry Medvedev in National Assembly of Serbia
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  Russian Orthodox Church in Tašmajdan park, Belgrade
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  Vladimir Putin at Belgrade's Red Star Stadium in March 2011
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  Vladimir Putin in front of Cathedral of Saint Sava
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  "Z" symbol in support of Russia's war efforts against Ukraine with an inscription "Russians and Serbs brothers forever"

Montenegro is also an Eastern Orthodox and Slavic country. There is the Moscow Bridge[9] in Podgorica, and a statue of Russian singer and actor Vladimir Vysotsky next to the bridge. During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, a pro-Russian rally was held in Nikšić.[10]

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  Moscow Bridge, Podgorica

Map showing the Russian Federation in dark red with Russian-occupied territories in Europe in light red.

Pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk, Donetsk People's Republic

Following Ukrainian independence in 1991, in the 1991 Ukrainian independence referendum 92% (including 55% of ethnic Russians) voted for independence from Moscow,[11] but some Ukrainians, mostly in the east and south of the country, voted to a see a more Russophile attitude of the government, ranging from closer economic partnership to full national union.[12] Russia and Ukraine had especially close economic ties, and the Russophilic political party, the Party of Regions, became the largest party in the Verkhovna Rada in the 2006 Ukrainian parliamentary election,receiving 33% of the vote. It would remain a dominant force in Ukrainian politics, until the 2014 Revolution of Dignity. Following the 2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine, the overall attitude of Ukrainians towards Russia and Russians has become much more negative,[13] with most Ukrainians favoring NATO[14] and European Union[15] membership.

41% of Ukrainians had a "good" attitude towards Russians (42% negatively),[16] while in general 54% of Russians had a positive attitude towards Ukraine, according to an October 2021 of the country's population. As of 2021, there were several parties in Ukraine considered Russophile including the Opposition Platform — For Life, the Opposition Bloc, Our Land, Nashi and the Party of Shariy.

The Communist movement in Finland during the Cold War inclined towards pro-Soviet tendencies, of which the Taistoist movement was especially pro-Soviet.[17][18]

The Finnish political party "Power Belongs to the People" is unique in its strong support of Russia, being the only pro-Russian party in Finland as of 2022. It protested against sanctions to Russia and supported the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.[19] [20] The Finnish political activist "Johan Bäckman" is known for pro-Russian views and has recruited Finns to fight for Russia in the war with Ukraine.[21] Bäckman later joined the party "Power Belongs to the People" lead by Ano Turtiainen.[22] However, a few members of the Finns Party have had pro-Russian views.[23]

In 2022 Finnish Russians held a pro-Russian protest in Helsinki.[24]

Favorable perceptions of Russia in Vietnam have 83% of Vietnamese people viewing Russia's influence positively in 2017.[25] This stems from the former Soviet Union support of Vietnam during the Vietnam War.[26]

According to a December 2018 survey by IranPoll, 63.8% of Iranians have a favorable view of Russia.[27]

Support for Russia remains high among Indonesians as they found animosity towards the West and support for Russia owing to Moscow's perceived ties with Muslims and the Islamic world. The US and its allies also invaded Afghanistan and Iraq, and neglected Palestinians suffering under occupying Israeli forces.[26]

Even this movement that compare Indonesian to support Vladimir Putin to fight against Ukraine to supporting Suharto for fight against East Timor during invasion in 1975.[28]