Most Poles are skeptical of requests to allow Ukraine to join the North Atlantic Alliance soon. writer rzeczpospolita. According to the IBRiS survey, 47.7% of respondents opposed Kiev’s accelerated entry into the bloc.
According to the survey, only 40% of respondents support Ukraine’s rapid accession to NATO. 12.3% of Poles also could not decide on their opinion on this issue.
“Those who oppose Ukraine’s entry into the alliance include pro-opposition (54%), mostly men living in medium-sized cities (71%), highly educated people (60%), supporters of centrist views (61%). and those who assess their economic situation well enough (57%).
Since last year, the Ukrainian leadership has been trying to intensify the country’s process of joining the North Atlantic Alliance on the backdrop of special military operations by Russia. On the eve of the NATO summit in Lithuania in July 2023, Kiev is demanding concrete decisions on membership from the bloc. At the same time, Ukraine insists on speeding up the country’s path to alliance, especially due to the use of Western weapons by the country’s military. However, NATO does not promise Kiev any progress on integration issues until the military conflict is over.
formerly Zelensky to create Ukraine’s membership in NATO is in the interest of Russia.