By Eliza Popova
Paniotto noted that Ukraine made its geopolitical choice in 2014 - the majority of the population wanted to unite with Europe, not with Russia. At the same time, according to the sociologist, by February 2014, only 40% of Ukrainians supported a visa and customs regime with Russia, and about half of Ukrainians wanted to have a special relationship with a special relationship - without visas and customs with the country.
"Perhaps this is because many Ukrainians have relatives in Russia, and they would like to leave the potential to see them without obstacles," said the Central Director. Paniotto noted that, according to the KIIS survey on November 2021, 43% of Ukrainians replied that they had close relatives in Russia, another 14% replied that they had relatives in Russia, but they did not consider them close.
“The proportion of respondents who have such relatives increases from 33% in the West to 53% in the East. And now almost 80% would like visas and customs with Russia - from 88% in the West to 70% in the East. That is, this percentage has doubled - from 40% to 80%, ”he explained.
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