Majority of Ukrainians support peaceful solution to Donbas conflict: survey
Xinhua,January 16, 2018 Adjust font size:
KIEV, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- The vast majority of Ukrainians support resolving the conflict in Ukraine's eastern region of Donbas through peaceful means, according to the latest opinion poll released by the Kiev-based Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation (DIF) Monday.
The nation-wide survey, conducted by the DIF together with Razumkov Center, found that 67.1 percent of the respondents support the diplomatic settlement of the crisis, 17.1 percent stand for resolving the conflict through the force, while the rest are undecided.
The survey indicated that the majority of those polled believe that the peace in the Donbas should be established through political negotiation.
Among the most acceptable compromises, the respondents named declaring Ukraine's non-aligned military status, giving the limited self-rule to Donetsk and Lugansk regions, and granting Russian the status of second official language in Ukraine.
The survey was carried out among 2,004 people from Dec. 15 to 19 last year and its margin of error was within plus or minus 2.3 percent.
Ukraine launched a military operation in Donbas in April 2014 after armed groups seized cities and towns in the region and declared independence. The confrontation has claimed more than 10,000 lives and left about 24,000 people injured. Enditem