Almost two-thirds of the respondents surveyed by the Rating sociological group unequivocally blame the difficult situation that now exists in Ukraine on disgraced ex-Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and more than half on Russia.
According to the results of the study, presented on June 26 at the press center of the Kyiv-based Interfax-Ukraine news agency, respondents were asked to rate on a 5-point scale (where 1 point is “very guilty” and 5 is “completely innocent”) the degree of culpability of the person/institution for the difficult situation that has developed in Ukraine.
Some 60 percent said they consider Yanukovych “very guilty,” while 18 percent believe that he is “guilty” for causing the difficult situation in the country.
In this case, the current president of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko is “very guilty,” according to 53 percent of respondents, and “guilty” – 24 percent.
Russia is unambiguously considered “very guilty” in the situation in Ukraine by 52 percent of respondents and “guilty” by 19 percent. The opposite points of view are held by 5 percent and 4 percent, respectively.
The survey was conducted from June 14 to June 24, 2018 among 2,500 Ukrainian citizens aged 18 and older through a formalized interview (face-to-face). The sample is representative of age, sex, region and type of settlement. The margin of error does not exceed 2 percent.
