Poll: 47% of Ukrainians Hold Positive Expectations for Minerals Deal With US
According to the poll, as of early May, 47% of Ukrainians had positive expectations of the signing of the minerals agreement with the US.
The Gaze reports on this with reference to a survey by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology.
According to the poll, 22% said that the agreement would have rather negative consequences, while another 19% said that it would have no impact on Ukraine. The remaining 12% were undecided.
Sociologists note that the balance of positive and negative expectations is now +25% (i.e., positive expectations prevail).
In terms of regions, there are slightly fewer positive expectations in the East and West, although in both cases the share of those with negative expectations does not exceed a quarter, and the balance of positive-negative expectations is positive (taking into account the rather small sample in each region).
The survey was conducted on 2 May via telephone interviews among Ukrainians living in the government-controlled areas.
On 1 May, Ukraine's Economy Minister and the US Treasury Secretary signed an agreement on minerals.
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