% ), ▁Ukraine ▁( 8 1 % ), ▁Belg ium ▁( 8 0 % ), ▁Italy ▁( 7 8 % ), ▁and ▁Canada ▁( 7 7 %). ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁P ew ▁survey ▁conducted ▁from ▁March ▁to ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁negative ▁views ▁of ▁Vladimir ▁Put in ▁were ▁held ▁by ▁three - quarters ▁of ▁western ▁Europe ans , ▁North ▁Americans , ▁and ▁Austral ians ▁( 8 1 % ), ▁and ▁a ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East , ▁with ▁the ▁most ▁negative ▁responses ▁found ▁in ▁Spain ▁( 9 2 % ), ▁Poland ▁( 8 7 % ), ▁France ▁( 8 5 %) ▁and ▁Ukraine ▁( 8 4 %). ▁Out side ▁of ▁Russia ▁( 8 8 % ), ▁the ▁most ▁favor able ▁views ▁of ▁Put in ▁were ▁found ▁in ▁Vietnam ▁( 7 0 %) ▁and ▁China ▁( 5 4 %). ▁ ▁Some ▁minor ▁organis ations ▁have ▁been ▁formed ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁pro - Russ ian ▁milit ants ▁in ▁the ▁Don b ass ▁region , ▁among ▁them ▁the ▁Don b ass ▁Association ▁in ▁Sweden . ▁ ▁Re actions ▁to ▁the ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁inter vention ▁by ▁Russia ▁ ▁Su pr an ational ▁bodies ▁ ▁European ▁Union : ▁EU ▁leaders ▁war ned ▁that ▁Russia ▁faced ▁har sh er ▁economic ▁san ctions ▁than ▁the ▁EU ▁had ▁previously ▁im posed ▁if ▁it ▁failed ▁to ▁withdraw ▁troops ▁from ▁Ukraine . ▁They ▁later ▁condem ned ▁the ▁Russian ▁actions ▁at ▁a ▁sum mit ▁in ▁Br uss els , ▁and ▁announced ▁a ▁new ▁round ▁of ▁san ctions