Ukrainians are shocked: 82% of Crimean residents support its annexation to Russia
Kyiv, February 04 (PolitNavigator, Vladimir Mikhailov) - The overwhelming majority of Crimeans - 82% - support the annexation of the peninsula to Russia. This is evidenced by the results of a survey conducted by GFK Ukraine and presented today in Kyiv.
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11% of respondents are more likely to support joining Russia, and 4% (34 people out of 800 respondents) are against it.
Most of all, Crimeans are worried about the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine, as well as inflation, accompanied by rising prices. These problems were named among the concerns by 42% and 40% of respondents, respectively.
Much fewer people are concerned about Crimea’s transport isolation (22%), lack of money (19%), unemployment (15%) and low level of medical care (13%).
Sanctions affecting life in Crimea concern only 8% of Crimeans. Problems related to public administration worry Crimeans relatively little, and corruption is mentioned most often (8%).
The majority of Crimeans do not believe in the possibility of full-scale hostilities between Ukraine and Russia.
35% believe that this will not happen, and 39% believe that it is rather unlikely. Only 3% consider this development of events very probable, and 11% consider it rather probable. 12% found it difficult to assess the likelihood of war between Ukraine and Russia.
The majority (72%) of those who consider it likely are confident that the armed conflict will also affect the territory of Crimea.
Life in Crimea has become better - 51% of respondents believe that their financial situation has improved. In 35% of respondents it did not improve, in 13% it worsened significantly. Among the elderly (56 years and older), 68% noted improvement, 6% noted deterioration.
The GFK Ukraine study was conducted from January 16 to 22. 800 residents of Crimea over the age of 18 who live in settlements with at least 20 thousand inhabitants were surveyed. The research was commissioned by Berta Communications with the support of the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives for the Free Crimea project.
Ukrainians are shocked: 82% of Crimean residents support its annexation by Russia.