KIEV, March 9 - Almost 53% of Ukrainian citizens polled in February said their opinion of the policies pursued by the government is mostly or largely negative.

The opinion of 30% of respondents was partly negative and partly positive, and 14% were positive about the government's performance, rather than negative, according to a poll, conducted recently by the Kiev International Sociology Institute.

Fifty-seven percent of those surveyed said the country is moving in the wrong direction, another 13% said the country is making no progress and only 13% said Ukraine is doing well.