Putin seems to be the best salesman for both EU and NATO.
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The National Democratic Institute in Ukraine developed and conducted a nationwide survey.
Hard to believe these numbers, coming from a country that is in a state of civil war since 2014.
Ah yeah, 90% support for the government policy in a county where all the opposition is banned and the secret service disappears people who have wrong opinions.
It wouldn't be out of line if we assume the Donbass region was not included. After all, the average Ukrainian has had their life turned upside down by the Russian invasion and occupation. Like with Sweden and Finland, it would be natural to be attracted to inclusion in a treaty organization that would provide protection going forward.
Regarding the opposition, even the supposedly "pro-Russian" parties had turned pretty anti-Russia once the invasion started. I'm still mystified why there isn't more pressure from the nations backing the Ukrainian government to return to the principals of a liberal democracy. This is no time to resort to authoritarianism.
I thought your camp was all about secret police
Not much of a counterpoint is it?
Counterpoint to what?
To the fact that opinion polls in a country where nazis hold power and disappear people aren't worth the paper they're written on.
This is right after Ukraine banned the main opposition party and seized all their assets. Democracy!
I would be curious to see how well they were able to represent the totality of Ukraine's population if we're including the occupied regions. Those likely would have different characteristics. That said, I wouldn't be surprised if this more or less reflects the underlying sentiment fairly accurately, given that Russia has spent the last few months running tanks into Ukraine and indiscriminately lobbing missiles at shopping malls and apartment buildings.
It amuses me to see the Americans and their puppet states (NATO) giving their opinion, basically repeating what their government says.
Lamentablemente Estados Unidos y Ucrania ya ganaron la guerra de propaganda.
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