Russian aggression against Ukraine has increased the number of supporters of Ukraine's obtaining membership of NATO, but they are still inferior to the number of supporters of non-alignment. Such a conclusion could be drawn from the results of a survey conducted by the Razumkov Center and the Rating Sociological Group, Ukrinform reported.
"Some 35.8% would support accession to NATO, and 47.9% would oppose it," sociologists noted the level of support if such a question were put to a national referendum.
Some 17.3% of respondents support Ukraine's accession to the Tashkent Treaty on Collective Security in the CIS, and 60.9% are against it.
Some 44.8 % of those polled are in favor of Ukraine's non-aligned status, and 32% are against this.
With regard to integration projects with Russia, they do not gain support. For example, 20.1% support the creation of a single union state with Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, and 70.5% are against it. Only 7.5% of Ukrainians want to see Ukraine as part of Russia, and 84.8% are against it. Only 8.5% of respondents support the idea of the transition of the region in which they live to Russia, and 85.3% do not support it.
The study was conducted by the Razumkov Center and the Rating Sociological Group from March 28 to April 2, 2014 in all regions of Ukraine, apart from Crimea. A total of 3,011 respondents aged over 18 were interviewed. The poll's margin of error is 1.9%.
Source: Ukrinform