82% of Americans consider Russia as threat to US - poll

YEREVAN, JANUARY 14, ARMENPRESS. Majority of Americans consider Russia as a threat to US, according to the recent Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll conducted January 9-12, reports RIA Novosti.

According to the poll, 82% of the US adult citizens considered Russia as a threat to their country.

Reuters reports the poll asked people to rate Russia and a slew of other countries on a 5-point scale ranging from "no threat" to "imminent threat." It found that Americans were more likely to label Russia a threat than they were Iran, Syria, China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba or Yemen.

Americans consider also North Korea as a serious threat.