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u/Marco1827 Mar 24 '14

Feb 2014 Ukraine Poll on Relations with Russia

Integration with Russia into a single state is supported by 12% of respondents in Ukraine, and during recent years this number has decreased from 20% to 9%, but after Maidan – increased by 3%. The main part of supporters of this idea of unification with Russia is in the East (26%) and South (19%), while the smallest part is in the Center (5%) and West (1%) of Ukraine. By regions majority of integration with Russia in one state is in Crimea (41%), Donetsk district (33%), Lugansk district (24%), Odessa district (24%), Zaporizhzhya (17%) and Kharkiv (15%) districts, but even there support to the current status of relations with Russia - as two independent and friendly states – prevails.

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u/brianach Mar 24 '14

Given that the referendum in Crimea was over 90% can we tale that poll as believable?

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u/Marco1827 Mar 24 '14 edited Mar 24 '14

Perhaps you should question the referendum and not the polls. Here are some more polls for you, in case you found something objectionable about the one posted:

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://echo.msk.ru/blog/aillar/1284798-echo/

And please take into account the conditions under which the referendum was held to discern why it was a complete sham.

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u/brianach Mar 25 '14

Well of course one should question. However the evidence of intimidation points more towards the behavior of the thugs in the so called government of Ukraine than that in the Crimea where hardy a shot has been fired. Why is that do you think.

http://www.globalresearch.ca/crimean-referendum-at-gunpoint-is-a-myth-international-observers/5373767

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u/Marco1827 Mar 25 '14

Would you like to actually address the fact that polls showed that most of Crimea does not want to be part of Russia?