20:32 27.02.2023

Most Moldovans are for neutrality on conflict in Ukraine - poll

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Most Moldovans are for neutrality on conflict in Ukraine - poll

 Most Moldovan citizens believe Chisinau should stay neutral on the events in Ukraine, according to the Sociopolitical Barometer February 2023 poll carried out by IMAS for Public Media.

According to the poll results presented in Chisinau on Monday, 73% of the respondents said the best decision for Moldova in this situation is to maintain neutrality, whereas 20% said the country needs to join some military alliance.

The poll showed that 60% of the respondents are concerned about the possibility of the Ukraine conflict spreading to the territory of the republic and 29% said they do not think the military action will spread to Moldova.

As for the conflict outcome in Ukraine, 48% of the respondents said the military action should stop as soon as possible, even if that envisages territorial concessions on Kiev's part. Twenty-four percent of the respondents said Ukraine should win, and the same percentage (24%) said they disagree with both statements.

Ninety-one percent of the respondents said the Moldovan army is incapable of defending the country. At the same time, 62% of the respondents disagree with the increase of the Defense Ministry's budget and 34% said they support this decision. Forty-one percent of the respondents said they believe the number of Moldova's Armed Forces should increase, 37% said it should stay unchanged, and 12% said it should decrease.

Fifty-five percent of the respondents spoke against Moldova's exit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) (32% said they are for it), 69% said they are against severing economic ties with Russia (24% said they are for it), and 70% said they are against severing diplomatic relations with Russia (22% said they are for it).

The poll was conducted on February 6-23. It surveys 1,100 respondents, and the margin of error is three percent.

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