The vast majority of Ukrainians (84%) support joining the European Union. This is according to a poll conducted by the Razumkov Centre's sociological service from 19 to 25 January and presented at a press conference at Interfax-Ukraine.
Support for EU accession in Ukraine continues to grow: in December 2022, it stood at 79%.
Only 7% of respondents do not support EU accession (compared to 8% in December 2022).
EU accession is supported by 91% of residents of the Western macro-region, 86% of residents of the Central macro-region, 78% of residents of the Eastern macro-region, and 74.5% of residents of the Southern macro-region.
Younger respondents are more likely to support EU accession - the share of such respondents increases from 80% in the older (60 and older) group to 89% among those under 30.
Among those who speak mostly Ukrainian at home, 87% support EU accession, and among those who speak mostly Russian - 77%.
23% of respondents believe that Ukraine will be able to join the EU in 1-3 years, 27% - in 3-5 years, 15% - in 5-10 years, 5% - in 10-20 years.
6% believe that Ukraine will never be able to join the EU. Among those who do not support the EU accession, 42% believe that Ukraine will never be able to join the Union, while among those who support the accession, only 2% think so.
The majority of respondents express a positive attitude towards the EU (87%), NATO (77%), the Council of Europe (67%), the International Monetary Fund (62%), the UN (57%), the International Committee of the Red Cross (54%), and a relative majority - towards the OSCE (48.5%) and the IAEA (45.5%). Negative attitudes towards the CIS prevail (65% have a negative attitude).