Ukrainians are a lot less pro-Russian than separatists there would
like the world to believe, even in regions along the border with Russia
which are supposedly voting overwhelmingly to declare independence from
Ukraine, a new poll for CNN suggests.
Read more: Ukraine favors Europe over Russia, new CNN poll finds - CNN.com
The people of Ukraine
feel much more loyal to Europe than to Russia, and a clear majority back
economic sanctions against Russia, according to the poll of 1,000
people across the country conducted in the past week.
Two out of three (67%)
people in Ukraine approve of economic sanctions against Russia, while
one out of three (29%) disapproves, the poll by ComRes for CNN found.
Ukrainians tend to see
Russian President Vladimir Putin as dangerous and a strong leader, while
they consider U.S. President Barack Obama friendly.
More than half (56%) said
they felt a stronger sense of loyalty to Europe than to Russia, while
19% said they felt more loyal to Russia and 22% said neither. Three
percent said they didn't know.
Read more: Ukraine favors Europe over Russia, new CNN poll finds - CNN.com
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