Ukrainians are divided into three parts in their attitude towards NATO – Gallup opinion poll
29% of Ukrainians consider NATO to be a defense, 35% view the Alliance as a threat, 26% of respondents from Ukraine are undecided on the answer.
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About it According to polling data from the American company Gallup.
“The number of people in Ukraine – until a few years ago a potential NATO member – who view NATO as a threat has increased in recent years after years of steady decline between 2008 and 2014. In 2014, after NATO imposed sanctions on Russia following its annexation of Crimea, Ukrainians were for the first time more likely to view NATO as a protector (36%) than a threat (20%). However, the percentage of those who view him as a threat increased to 35% in 2016, as the Ukrainian population grew tired of the ongoing conflict between the country's military and Russian-backed separatists, as well as a weak economy and rising crime rates. in the message.
It is noted that Ukrainians may lose confidence in NATO’s ability to help them cope with the crisis in Donbass if no solution to the conflict is visible.
The survey was conducted in the format of a telephone interview during 2016. The sampling error ranges from 2,7 to 3,9%. The survey involved 1 thousand people over 15 years of age from each country where it was conducted.
Ukraine stepped up cooperation with NATO in 2014, after the coup d'etat that removed the regime of Viktor Yanukovych from power. At the end of 2014, the Verkhovna Rada adopted a law that provides for Ukraine’s refusal to implement the “non-alignment” policy.
In accordance with the new Military Doctrine of Ukraine, adopted in 2015, deepening cooperation with NATO and achieving full compatibility of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the armies of NATO member countries by 2020 is a priority. In the previous version of the Doctrine, the priority task was to maintain the neutral status of the country.
In his annual message to the Verkhovna Rada in 2016, Petro Poroshenko stated that joining NATO is the strategic goal of the state. And on February 2, 2017, he announced his intention to hold a referendum on Ukraine’s accession to NATO.
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