"The majority of Ukrainians think that the gas agreements with Russia are acceptable for Ukraine. According to the poll's results, 45.4% of respondents share the opinion, plus, 5.7% of respondents say the deal was a success for Ukraine," the Kiev International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) said in a report.
At the same time, 33.7% of respondents say they believe the gas deal was disadvantageous for Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko's failure to agree with Russia is seen by 42.2% of respondents as the main cause of the gas crisis, while 18.1% of those asked said Yulia Tymoshenko was to blame for the dispute.
Among other reasons for the gas crisis Ukrainians see Russia's aspirations to take control of Ukraine's gas transit system (28%), Russia's discontent with Ukraine's pro-Western policies (24.3%) and Russia's wish to demonstrate to Europe that Ukraine was an unreliable partner (19.5%).
The poll, based on a sample of 1,642 respondents, was conducted between January 29 and February 5 with a margin of error not exceeding 3.7%.
Source: RIA Novosti
Author: Ksenia Kochneva
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More Than 50% of Ukrainians Accept Gas Deal With Russia
Over half of Ukrainians consider the terms of a recent gas deal with Russia were acceptable, Ukraine's UNIAN news agency said on Monday citing a poll organized by the Kiev International Institute of Sociology
