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Putin at G20

29 Jul 2014

Q. Based on Russia’s response to the shooting down of the Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine, do you think the Russian President, Vladimir Putin should be allowed to attend the G20 meeting in Brisbane in November? 

 

Total

 

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Vote other

Should be allowed to attend

29%

32%

26%

37%

27%

Should not be allowed to attend

49%

47%

54%

44%

51%

Don’t know

23%

21%

20%

19%

22%

About half (49%) of respondents think that based on Russia’s response to the shooting down of the Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine, the Russian President, Vladimir Putin should not be allowed to attend the G20 meeting in Brisbane in November and 29% think he should be allowed to attend.

Although Liberal/National voters were a little more likely to think he should not be allowed to attend (54%), there were not major differences by voting intention.

58% of those aged 55+ think he should not be allowed to attend while those aged under 35 were more evenly divided (34% allow/37% not allow).

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