KIEV, Nov. 1 - More than half of Ukrainians - 51% - favor the country's accession to the European Union and 19% to the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan, as is evident from a public opinion poll of 2,400 respondents that the Rating sociological survey service conducted under a contract with the International Republican Institute in all regions of Ukraine except for Donbas, from September 28 to October 7.

Asked what they would prefer if Ukraine could become a member of only one international economic union, 51% chose the EU, 19% the Customs Union, 14% gave a different answer, and 17% were undecided.