27 October 2001
Forty-three percent of interviewed residents of Brest region think USA does not threat Belarus, the same percentage adhere to contrary opinion

 Forty-three percent of the 350 residents of the Brest region interviewed randomly by a Brest-based non-governmental organization named Logos believed that the United States did not constitute any threat to Belarus, whereas 42 percent adhered to the contrary opinion. Fifteen
percent of those polled found it difficult to give a definite reply.
Asked, "What or who is the main cause of the deterioration in relations between the Republic of Belarus and the United States?" 41 percent of the interviewed checked the Belarusian government. 13 percent marked off the polarity of national interests, 12 percent the US government, 7
percent the existence of the Belarusian opposition, 6 percent the process of Belarusian-Russian integration, 4 percent stereotypes of the past, 3 percent global capitalism, and 2 percent the Central Investigation Agency. Twelve percent of the respondents found it difficult to answer the question.