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“Though the president’s rating has dropped below the psychologically important 30% support level, the upcoming political season could bring him back above it. However, there are two immediate threats to the rating, namely the response to the current COVID upswing and the tensions that arise from the combined Russian-Belarusian military maneuvers. At the moment, though, Zelenskiy’s popularity is still compounded by a lack of real competition at the nation-wide level, and against either Petro Poroshenko or Yury Boyko, he would win a presidential election by roughly a 2-1 margin,” an analyst at the Kyiv-based Concorde Capital brokerage said in a research note.
Less than a third (31.9%) of Ukrainians speak only Ukrainian at home and in the family, according to the results of the monitoring survey of the population of Ukraine "Dynamics of socio-political attitudes and assessments of the population of Ukraine" by the Social Monitoring Center.
According to the survey presented at the Interfax-Ukraine agency on Tuesday, 27.1% speak both Russian and Ukrainian equally often, 15.8% – mostly Ukrainian, 13.6% – mostly Russian, 11.3% – exclusively Russian, and 0.3% – another language.
Some 35.3% of respondents answered that they would like to watch television programs (news releases, films, concerts, sports broadcasts, etc.) both in Russian and in Ukrainian equally often. Some 24.5% want to watch them only in Ukrainian, 17.3% – mainly in Ukrainian, 11.6% – mainly in Russian, 8.9% – only in Russian, and 0.2% – in another language. Some 1.5% indicated that they do not watch them, and 0.7% – that it is difficult for them to answer this question.
Some 30.9% of respondents answered that they would like to read their favorite printed publications in both Russian and Ukrainian equally often. Some 23.5% want to read them only in Ukrainian, 14.5% – mainly in Ukrainian, 10.9% – mainly in Russian, 10.7% – only in Russian, and 0.3% – in another language. Some 1.3% indicated that they do not read them, and 1.4% – that it is difficult for them to answer this question.
Some 63.1% of respondents receive public and political information about events in the country from television channels, 50.9% – from social networks and multimedia platforms, 35% – from news sites, 6.9% – from political Telegram channels, and 5.6% answered "other/not interested."
Some 93% indicated that they prefer Ukrainian television channels, 12.5% – Russian television channels, and 3.9% – television channels of other countries.
Some 53.3% of respondents believe that the presentation of suspicion and the choice of a preventive measure for Viktor Medvedchuk is "an attempt by the authorities to turn their attention away from real problems," and 34.8% – that this is "a real fight against threats to national security." Some 11.9% found it difficult to answer.
Some 48.5% point out that the prohibition of Russian TV channels in Ukraine is a necessary step to protect the state, and 44.3% – that it is a mistake and only leads to restricting the rights of citizens.
Some 45.3% answered that the prohibition of Russian social networks in Ukraine is a necessary step to protect the state, and 44.2% – that it is a mistake and only leads to restricting the rights of citizens.
Some 46.9% note that the prohibition of certain artists and some Russian films in Ukraine is a necessary step to protect the state, and
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