Ukraine: opinion on relations with Russia by region 2021

Four out of ten survey respondents from West Ukraine answered that their country's relationship with Russia should be the same as with other states, with closed borders, visas, and customs as of November 2021. A different attitude was observed in the East, where over 60 percent argued that Ukraine and Russia should be independent yet friendly nations with open borders and no visas and customs.

How would you like to see Ukraine's relations with Russia?

Characteristic	They should be the same as with other countries, with closed borders, visas, and customs	Ukraine and Russia should be independent yet friendly nations, with open borders, no visas/customs	Russia and Ukraine must unite into one country	Difficult to say
East	26%	61%	7%	5%
Central	42%	45%	7%	5%
Southern	29%	60%	7%	6%
Total	39%	49%	6%	4%
West	52%	38%	4%	6%

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Release date

December 2021

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Region

Ukraine

Survey time period

November 2-11, 2021

Number of respondents

2,003 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)

Supplementary notes

The all-Ukrainian public opinion poll was conducted in all oblasts of Ukraine, except for Crimea. In Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts, it was conducted only in the territories controlled by the Ukrainian government.

The source adds the following information: "The sample is representative of the population of Ukraine aged 18 and above. The statistical sampling error (with a probability of 0.95 and taking into account the design effect of 1.1) does not exceed: 2.4% for indicators close to 50%, 2.1% for indicators close to 25%, 1.5% - for indicators close to 10%, 1.1% - for indicators close to 5%."

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