UKRAINIANS WANT TO STAY AND FIGHT BUT DON'T SEE RUSSIANS AS THE ENEMY, NEW LORD ASHCROFT POLL FINDS
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LONDON, Mar. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--
- MOST REJECT NATO MEMBERSHIP BAN AS PRICE OF ENDING THE WAR
Three quarters of Ukrainians are willing to take up arms against Russian troops
and only just over one in ten would leave the country if they could, according
to a survey conducted in the country for Lord Ashcroft Polls. However, two
thirds say that Ukrainians and ethnic Russians have more that unites than
divides them.
The poll of 1,040 Ukrainians, conducted by telephone between 1 and 3 March,
also finds big majorities against accepting a ban on NATO membership, NATO
troop reductions in countries bordering Russia, and official recognition of
Crimea as part of Russia as the price for ending the war. The findings include:
- 68% said they thought the sanctions imposed on Russia would be effective in
bringing an end to the war. However, only 23% said NATO was doing enough to
help Ukraine, while 46% said the same for the EU, 44% for the US, and 8% for
China. A majority (53%) said the UK was doing enough.
- 86% said they wanted Ukraine to join NATO, and 6 in 10 said they would feel
safer if they knew Ukraine had nuclear weapons.
- 67% said they would be willing to take up arms to fight against Russian
troops, and a further 7% said they were already doing so. Only 11% (and only 5%
of those aged 65 or over) said they would leave Ukraine tomorrow if they could
safely do so.
- Most Ukrainians (56%) said they expected the conflict to be over by the end
of March. Fewer than one in ten (9%) said they thought it would last longer
than six months.
- 69% said a ban on Ukrainian membership of NATO would be an unacceptable
condition for ending the war; 61% said NATO scaling back troops and weapons in
countries bordering Russia would be unacceptable. Even more – 78% – said
official recognition of Crimea as part of Russia would be unacceptable even if
it guaranteed an end to the war.
- 65% agreed that "despite our differences, there is more that unites ethnic
Russians living in Ukraine and Ukrainians than divides us."
- 93% said they considered Ukraine's future to be closer to Europe than to
Russia, including 78% of those of Russian ethnicity, and 84% of those in the
east of the country closest to the Russian border.
In his commentary on the poll results, Lord Ashcroft writes:
"We have all seen the extraordinary bravery and spirit with which the people of
Ukraine have responded to Putin's brutal invasion. The results of a survey
which, somewhat to my astonishment, a research firm in Kyiv was able to conduct
for Lord Ashcroft Polls in the past few days only add to my admiration. If you
think an opinion survey is a rather trivial distraction given the magnitude of
events that are unfolding, let me say that our partners in Kyiv were pleased to
have the chance to show the world something of what Ukrainians are thinking and
feeling as they defend their country."
The full poll results are available at: http://lordashcroftpolls.com.
LORD ASHCROFT KCMG PC is an international businessman, philanthropist, author
and pollster. He is a former treasurer and deputy chairman of the UK
Conservative Party, and honorary chairman and a former treasurer of the
International Democratic Union. Lord Ashcroft has been polling since 2005, both
in the UK and internationally, winning a reputation for objective and impartial
research and analysis.
Twitter/Facebook: @LordAshcroft
Source: Lord Ashcroft Polls
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