Six out of 10 Mexicans are “worried” about the effects of Russia's invasion of Ukraine: Mitofsky

This Thursday, March 24, marks one month since the invasion of the Russian army in Ukraine. While President Vladimir Putin's objectives have not been met, it is a fact that his decisions have affected not only the life and economy of Eastern European countries, but in many parts of the world.

In fact, the effects in Mexico have not been long in coming, despite the fact that there are more than 10,700 kilometers away from the conflict zone. In short, the prices of corn, wheat, fertilizers and gasoline have soared in recent days as a result of the war, as the first three products are imported from those countries, while the rise in fuel is due to speculation.

And what about the crisis that has broken out in the city of Tijuana, in Baja California, where at least 1,300 Russians and Ukrainians have reached the border crossing in San Ysidro in search of political asylum in the United States, which they have not been able to obtain so far.

In this context, Consulta Mitofsky published on Wednesday the results of its national survey to determine the citizens' perception of Mexicans about the war conflict, which yielded the following results:

76% of Mexicans believe that the invasion of Russian troops into their neighboring country will affect Mexico “much” or “something”, 20% that “little” or “nothing” and only four percent “don't know”.

However, of those who considered a considerable impact, 66% are “very” or “somewhat” worried about it, 34% “little” or “nothing” worried and only 0.5% did not know what to answer.

Of those who are concerned, 58% see it very likely that the conflict will turn into a kind of “world war” with many countries included, but 40% believe that it is “little” or “unlikely”. Only two percent didn't answer.

However, when questioned as to who is the main culprit of the outbreak of the war, 52% of Mexicans elected Russian President Vladimir Putin; 40% the United States and allies; 6% chose Ukraine, 5% “other” and 3% did not know.

In addition, the survey revealed that social networks are the main means by which they are following the conflict, with 95%; then there are news and newspapers in Mexico, with 85%; conversations with friends and family are in third place, with 40%; and finally by the United States media and text messages from their friends, with less than 30% percent each.

It is worth mentioning that a thousand Mexicans over 18 years old with smart mobile devices with internet access participated in this exercise, according to the polling house founded by Roy Campos.