65% of Ukrainians see EU as reliable security and defence partner

Over 60% of Ukrainians see the European Union as a reliable, long-term partner for Ukraine on security and defence, while more than 30% disagree.

According to an Info Sapiens poll conducted for the New Europe Centre from 11 to 22 September, respondents were asked how strongly they agree that the EU is a reliable, long-term partner for Ukraine on security and defence.

The results show that 64.6% of respondents fully or mostly agree. Meanwhile, 32.0% disagree or mostly disagree.

The positive assessment is mostly moderate: 49.7% said they "mostly agree" and 14.9% said they "fully agree".

In an earlier survey, France, the United Kingdom and Lithuania topped the list of countries Ukrainians consider the friendliest towards Ukraine.