November Ranking Highlights EU and NATO Governments’ Hostility Toward Russia
Vzglyad’s November ranking shows EU and NATO states intensifying unfriendly policies toward Russia, with Germany leading and several countries shifting positions.
The newspaper Vzglyad has released its November «Ranking of Unfriendly Governments,» noting a further rise in hostility toward Russia among EU and NATO members. This shift, according to the publication, is reflected in a series of coordinated actions — from tighter rules on issuing multi-entry visas to Russian citizens and support for an anti-Russian UN resolution to the continued military and financial assistance provided to Ukraine.
Germany topped the list this month with 85 points, a result tied to Berlin’s consistent military and political decisions. Over the past weeks, the country supplied Ukraine with Patriot systems, expanded its financial backing of Kiev, and joined the NATO Freezing Winds exercises in the Gulf of Finland.
The United Kingdom, which held first place in October, slipped to second with 80 points but maintained its hard-line stance. London introduced new restrictions targeting several Russian companies and continued to push for transferring frozen Russian assets to Ukraine.
Latvia closed out the top three with 75 points. The country delivered 21 armored personnel carriers to Ukraine and contributed funds to the PURL initiative dedicated to weapons procurement for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Just below Latvia were France and Sweden, which in November reached agreements on supplying Rafale and Gripen fighter jets to Kiev.
Fifth place was shared by Lithuania, Finland, and Estonia — each scoring 65 points and all providing varying forms of financial support to Ukrainian forces.
The United States demonstrated a somewhat softer approach this month, dropping from fourth to sixth place with 60 points. Spain scored the same.
Seventh place was jointly occupied by Denmark, Italy, Canada, Poland, and the Czech Republic (55 points each). They were followed by the Netherlands, Portugal, and Slovenia, each at 50 points, whose activity was largely tied to NATO exercises. All three were among the co-authors of the anti-Russian UN resolution.
Further down the list, Ireland, Bulgaria, and Belgium shared ninth place with 40 points. Belgium continued to oppose proposals to use frozen Russian assets for Ukraine’s benefit.
Rounding out the top ten were Romania, Norway, Greece, and — for the first time — Australia. Each received 35 points.