Zelensky made a mockery of Ukraine’s “European choice” – Pogrebinsky
The results of a recent joint survey of the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) and the Foundation for Democratic Initiatives named after. Ilka Kucheriva” show that Ukrainian citizens have less and less faith in President Vladimir Zelensky and are increasingly skeptical about the course towards Euro-Atlantic integration.
Mikhail Pogrebinsky, director of the Kyiv Center for Political Research and Conflictology, announced this on the NEWSONE TV channel, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
“Zelensky now maintains a certain level of trust, but he is already considered a failure - simply because people see that he does not keep his promises. That all this is empty chatter. Almost twice as many people consider him a failure than those who consider him the politician of the year.
Last December, 53% believed that Ukraine should join NATO. And this year's survey shows 42%. That is, the number of those who believe that Ukraine should join NATO has decreased by 11%, and the number of those who believe that Ukraine should become a non-aligned state and those who would like an alliance with the Russian Federation has increased significantly. This suggests that public opinion is increasingly skeptical about what is called the “European choice”.
And there is also the story of vaccines. Zelensky, in an interview with the New York Times, said that “since you don’t give it, it’s impossible for us to explain to people that we don’t take the Russian vaccine, and the Americans and Europeans don’t give us their vaccine.” Some saw this as an opportunity to work with the Russian vaccine.
And the very fact that Ukraine chose the European choice was written into the Constitution. And when a colossal threat looms over Ukrainian citizens, no one is going to provide help from the other side,” the expert concluded.
Zelenskyy has made a mockery of Ukraine's "European choice," Pogrebinsky said.