Over the past 4 years the number of supporters of Ukraine's integration
into NATO has increased.
35.7% of
respondents in 2015 cited joining NATO as the best security option for Ukraine.
28.8% said they supported the country’s non-aligned status. 22.9% of the
respondents sould not make up their mind on the issue.
Besides,
7.8% back the military alliance with Russia, while 3.2% - with the United
States. Other alliances are considered by another 1.6%.
It should be
emphasized that for a long time, the majority of Ukrainians believed that
neutral status is Ukraine’s security guarantee (42% in April 2012). A
substantial part of the population saw the military alliance with Russia as the
security solution (in 2012 - 26%).
It is
reported that had a referendum on joining NATO been scheduled for this year,
the idea would gain support of 64% of Ukrainians. In turn, 28.5% would vote
against the move, and 7.5% would remain undecided.
Among the
reasons to support NATO membership were called the security issue (the number
of those who support the idea due to security worries has increased from 65% in
2012 to 82% in 2015) and the belief that NATO would strengthen the Ukrainian
army.
Among the main reasons for voting
"against" the move the respondents named the fear that joining the
Alliance will draw Ukraine into the NATO overseas military operations (50% of
the opponents) and that "NATO is an aggressive imperialist bloc"
(36.6%).
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