70% of Ukrainians hope that Ukraine will be in the EU and NATO by 2030

More than 70% of Ukrainians expect Ukraine to become a member of the European Union and the North Atlantic Alliance by 2030.

According to Yevropeiska Pravda, these are the results of a KIIS poll conducted as part of a research study by the Institute.

Respondents were asked whether they would like Ukraine to become a member of the EU and NATO by 2030, and whether they expect this to happen.

90% said that they would like Ukraine to join the European Union by 2030, and 77% expect this to happen.

The desire to join the EU has remained almost unchanged - in May 2022 and 2023, this figure was 90 and 92%, respectively. However, the gap between the desire and expectation that this will happen has increased significantly in the 2024 survey.

By 2030, 84% of respondents would like to join NATO, which is less than in 2023 (89%), but more than in 2022 (73%). However, 71% expect this to happen (in 2022 - 65%, 2023 - 85%).

The majority of respondents (41%) believe that Ukraine will need 2-5 years to join the EU, while 29% think it will take more than five years.

A total of 24% of respondents expect "lightning-fast" accession in a year or two or less, which indicates an increase in realistic perceptions compared to previous years. In the 2022 survey, more than 50% of respondents had such expectations, and in 2023 - more than 40%.

Author - Dmitriy Levchenko, 02/08/2024