KIEV, May 21 - Ukrainians prefer entry into the European Union to affiliation to the Customs Union, judging by an opinion poll held by the Razumkov Center in late April.

Some 41.7% of the respondents chose the EU when asked which integration path Ukraine should take, while about a third (32.7%) chose accession to the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. A total of 12.3% opposed accession to either union and 13.3% were hesitant.