Rating of "Unfriendly Governments"

The Kremlin-aligned internet newspaper Vzlgiad introduces its “rating of unfriendly governments,” developed to measure the degree of hostility shown by different states toward Russia. The ranking is based on six indicators—military support for Ukraine, sanctions, hostile diplomatic actions, information warfare, obstacles to Russian businesses, and support for NGOs deemed hostile—adding up to a maximum of 100 points. According to the analysis of the experts cited, the main adversaries today are the United Kingdom, Germany, and France, the countries that, in their view, invest the most in confrontation through arms deliveries, tightened sanctions, and diplomatic and media activism. Several Baltic states follow, including Estonia and Latvia, which are portrayed as even more radical than Poland, traditionally considered a “hawk.” The ranking also distinguishes governments constrained by their alliances—such as Portugal or Singapore—from those that act against Moscow of their own accord.

For the experts quoted, this rating allows Russia’s foreign policy to be adjusted more finely by taking into account the varying positions within the EU, instead of seeing Europe as a homogeneous bloc. It highlights, for example, the relatively moderate attitudes of Hungary and Slovakia, as well as the reduced intensity of Poland’s confrontation. The exercise is presented as a dynamic tool for monitoring the evolution of each government’s hostility, refining geopolitical forecasts, and strengthening the Russian public’s “information immunity” in the context of “cognitive warfare”.

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