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respondents saying the west should impose the same style sanctions on the government and its politicians as have been placed on Russia by the west. Another 21% believe the IMF should cut Ukraine off from more money and 17% that donors in general should cut Ukraine off. Notably almost no respondents (4%) wanted to see the visa-free scheme rescinded, which is one of the very few feathers Poroshenko has in his cap.
Clearly the people are angry about the endemic corruption which the overwhelming majority believe puts money into the politicians pockets, impoverishes the population, undermines growth, demoralises society and leads to inequality.
Attitudes to politicians
As a consequence none of Ukraine’s political leaders enjoy much support. Notably even Tymoshenko who is the most likely to win the next parliamentary elections is a polarising figure with 48% of respondents holding a “very unfavourable” view of the former prime minister. Former prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, another leading Maidan figure, is now the most unpopular of all the political leaders with 65% strongly disliking him.
In general all Ukraine’s leaders have disapproval ratings in the 70s and 80s. There is not a single politician that can claim even the mild support of a third of the population.
Views on issues
Citizens are concerned by a number of issues, but the military conflict in the Donbas and corruption are the two that worry them most (41% and 40% respectively).
The next five issues are all quality of life problems caused by the economic collapse: inflation (27%), household utility prices (25%), unemployment (23%), and healthcare (20%).
13 UKRAINE Country Report June 2018 www.intellinews.com