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Majority of Germans recognize accession of Crimea – poll ― RT News

A new opinion poll has revealed that the majority of Germans recognize the accession of Crimea to Russia. At the same time, most of them also view the West’s response as appropriate.

The public opinion poll was conducted by TNS Research at the request of Der Spiegel.

According to 54 percent of the German respondents, the West should recognize Crimea’s accession as something that has already happened.

Meanwhile, 55 percent of those questioned said that they agree to a certain extent that Russian President Vladimir Putin views Ukraine, notably the Crimean peninsula, as a zone of Russian influence.

At the same time, 60 percent of the respondents stated that they believe the West's reaction to Russia’s actions are adequate.

In contrast, another 34 percent answered that the US and the EU’s introduction of sanctions was “excessive.”