(CPOD) Oct. 16, 2004 - Many Russian adults want George W. Bush to earn a second term as president of the United States, according to a poll by MN-Media Service published in Moscow News. 52 per cent of respondents want the Republican incumbent to win the Nov. 2 election, while 48 per cent would choose Democratic nominee John Kerry.

In March 2003, Russian president Vladimir Putin branded the U.S.-led coalition effort in Iraq as a "great political error." Putin ruled out the participation of Russian troops in the intervention without the consent of the United Nations (UN) Security Council. 54 per cent of respondents say the U.S. was wrong to invade Iraq.

Putin had advocated for closer ties with the U.S. in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington.

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