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Support for joining NATO and the EU has updated the record – poll

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76% of Ukrainians are in favor of joining NATO

Compared with the pre-war period, the level of support for accession to the EU and NATO has grown by more than 20%.

Support for Ukraine’s accession to NATO and the European Union is the highest ever. This is evidenced by the results researchconducted by the sociological group Rating, published on Tuesday, March 1.

Thus, 86% of Ukrainians support Ukraine’s accession to the EU, 76% – for joining NATO.

“Compared to the pre-war period, the level of support for joining the EU and NATO has grown by more than 20%. The positive dynamics occurred due to the growth of support for joining Western structures among the population of the south and east. In terms of age, in all categories, there is unanimous support for Ukraine’s accession to the EU and NATO,” the press release said.

Also, 61% of respondents believe that Ukraine will become a member of the European Union in the near future (within 1-2 years). 13% believe that Ukraine will become a member of the EU in 5 years, in the longer term – 6%. Difficulty with estimates 17%.

Only 4% of respondents do not believe that Ukraine will become a member of the EU. Compared to last year, the number of those who do not believe in the European integration of Ukraine has significantly decreased (in November 2021, there were 26% of such people).

The study interviewed 1,200 respondents over the age of 18 in all government-controlled regions using the CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interviews) method. The error of the representativeness of the study with a confidence probability of 0.95: no more than 2.8%.

Recall that on February 28, President Vladimir Zelensky signed the application for Ukraine’s membership in the European Union. On the same day, the EU officially started the procedure for consideration of the application of Ukraine.

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