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President Trump is nominating Keith W. Dayton, US Army Lt. Gen. retired, to become the next US Ambassador to Ukraine. ​For the last 10 years, Dayton has directed the George C. Marshall centre, a government-funded, Russia-focused think tank in Garmisch, Germany. Dayton, a Russian speaker, served as the US defence Attache in Moscow during the early years of the Putin presidency. First aired six months ago, Dayton’s nomination is expected to be ratified this summer by the US Senate.
2.8 ​Polls & Sociology
The central bank’s business confidence index in April was 42% below the February pre-crisis level.​ The Business Expectation Index was 29.9 points, far below the neutral level of 50. In February, this index maintained by the National Bank of Ukraine was at 51.2 points. Construction was one of the most pessimistic sectors, garnering a 24.5 point rating.
Ukrainian President Zelenskiy continues to be the single politician to command the trust of the public​, which is targeting the blame for its troubles on all others, according to the latest polls released on May 4. About 57.0% of the public said its trusts Zelenskiy, compared to 36.8% who don’t trust him. Needless to say, no other politician would come close to Zelenskiy if presidential elections were held now.
About 45.1% would vote for Zelenskiy, compared to 12.8% for former President Poroshenko​. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, who was appointed on March 4, enjoys just 13.3% of the public trust, while being distrusted by 38.3%. The poll was conducted by the Western-financed Razumkov centre between April 24 and 29 among 2,056 respondents.
More than a third (37%) of Ukrainians rate Zelensky’s first year on the job as “satisfactory,”​ 27% as “good” and 4% as “excellent” — for a total of 68%, according to a new poll by the Rating sociological group published on May 18. Just 19% and 12% rate his performance as “unsatisfactory” and “terrible,” respectively.
That said, as shown in the graphic above, just 32% of respondents believe that Ukraine is headed in the right direction (blue), while 51% disagree (red). (Graphic: Rating Group)
18​ UKRAINE Country Report​ June 2020 ​ ​www.intellinews.com