Conflict in Ukraine – What Russians and Ukrainians Think

Amidst such distressing scenes in Ukraine, CNN has published polling undertaken for it by Savanta ComRes on attitudes among Russians and Ukrainians.

Published just a couple of days ago, it found that that 50% of Russians felt it would be right for the county to use military force to prevent Ukraine joining NATO, with 25% saying they felt it would be wrong.

That said, 43% of Russians felt military force should not be used to unite Ukraine with Russia, with 36% saying such a goal would be right.

CNN goes on to say: “Most Ukrainians reject Russian President Vladimir Putin’s assertion in a speech on Monday that their country has no historical basis and is essentially a creation of the Soviet Union.

“Across the country and across all ages, a majority of Ukrainians say they are not “one people” with Russians and that the two countries should not be one.”

Whilst 64% of those polled in Russia say Russians and Ukrainians are one people, just 28% of Ukrainians said they felt the same.

Breaking the data down, the polling finds that in no region in Ukraine do half or more of those polled feel Ukraine and Russia should be one country.

Overall 85% of Ukrainians feel Russia and Ukraine should be two separate countries. CNN goes on to observe: “Russians are more likely than Ukrainians to support changing the borders of the two countries so that regions in Ukraine where people may “feel” more Russian could formally become part of Russia.

“Again, the views across the border are mirror images of each other: two thirds (68%) of Russians would support changing the borders and 8% would oppose it, while two thirds (64%) of Ukrainians oppose it and 13% support it.”

71% of Russians say the Soviet Union was a positive thing, with 34% of Ukrainians saying the same thing.

CNN concludes in its write up of the poll: “Majorities in both countries (57% of Russians and 61% of Ukrainians) described themselves as optimistic about the future for themselves and their families, while roughly a third of Russians and Ukrainians (37% and 32% respectively) described themselves as pessimistic.”

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