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How many Ukrainian citizens agree with Putin that Ukrainians and Russians are one people?
Not the most obvious results of the sociological survey of the Rating group
The Ukrainian sociological group Rating conducted a survey ( PDF. ) Of Ukrainians about their attitude to the words of Vladimir Putin that "Russians and Ukrainians are one people who belong to one historical and spiritual space." Most citizens of Ukraine do not agree with the opinion of the President of Russia, although quite a lot of people support him - in the east of the country there are more than half of them. Here are the main results of the survey.
55% of citizens of Ukraine consider Ukrainians and Russians different peoples
In eastern Ukraine, supporters of the ideas of “one people” are 65%, in the west - 22%
Supporters of the idea of “one people” are more among young Ukrainians (but among them the minority is still)
75% of Ukrainians consider Ukraine, and not Russia by the successor of Kievan Rus
Photo in the announcement: Sergey Dolzoko / EPA / Scanpix / Leta