Over 30% of Ukrainians consider nuclear weapons to be best security guarantee, almost 30% – joining NATO

Ukrainians consider Ukraine possessing nuclear weapons and gradual accession to NATO to be the best guarantees of security for Ukraine to a similar extent. Source: European Pravda with a reference to a poll conducted by the New Europe Center Details: Most respondents believe that the best security guarantees for Ukraine are the development of nuclear weapons by the state (31.3%) and gradual accession to NATO (29.3%).

Other options have significantly less support. 

Thus, 11.2% believe in the effectiveness of a defence alliance with the United States, 8.9% of Ukrainians are ready to rely on UN peacekeepers, and only 6.4% are confident in the effectiveness of European troops on the territory of Ukraine.

Read also: NATO guarantees for Ukraine: how and why Kyiv changed its stance in relations with the Alliance 

Background:

• More than 70% of respondents supported joining NATO on the model of West Germany, i.e. without guarantees for temporarily occupied territories.
• The poll also showed a large decline in trust in US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

  Only French President Emmanuel Macron has increased his trust rating among Ukrainians.  

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