Some 77% of respondents believe that it is important for them that Ukraine becomes a member of the European Union, of which 51% claim that it is essential for them, Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) said based on the results of a survey conducted on September 4 to 20.

"However, from West to East, the share of those for whom it is important that Ukraine becomes a member of the EU decreases – from 86% to 62% (in particular, from 61% to 24% there are fewer of those for whom this is crucial). Although in general, in all regions, the majority consider this important," KIIS said in the press release.

In addition, according to the survey results, some 65% of respondents trust the EU, while 25% do not trust, and 59% trust NATO, some 28% do not trust. Sociologists note that a significant share of distrust may be associated with a feeling of insufficient support for Ukraine during a full-scale Russian invasion.

The majority of respondents (60%) expressed their readiness for Ukraine's accession to the EU to be delayed for some time in order for Ukraine to defend its interests. At the same time, some 27% believe that it is necessary to fulfil all EU requirements in order to join the EU as soon as possible.

These studies also recorded that Ukrainians assess Ukraine's readiness to join the EU rather moderately. Only 22% of respondents consider Ukraine to be completely ready, while 43% believe that reforms are necessary, some 25% believe Ukraine is not ready at all.

Meanwhile, only 19% of respondents consider the government's efforts to carry out reforms to be sufficient, and 71% consider the efforts to be insufficient.

As noted in the press release, the greatest request among respondents among reforms was to combat corruption. Some 90% of respondents ranked anti-corruption activities among the top three reforms and tasks, of which 58% consider this task No. 1 for Ukraine. The top reforms also include tasks related to war (77% rank them in the top three) and reform of the judicial system (43%). Some 26% talk about ensuring human rights, and 21% talk about reforming law enforcement agencies.

KIIS conducted an all-Ukrainian survey commissioned by the European Union Advisory Mission to Ukraine. The survey was conducted using the method of personal (face-to-face) interviews using a tablet; some 2,005 respondents living in all regions of Ukraine that are controlled by the government of Ukraine (except for Kherson and Donetsk regions) were interviewed. The survey was conducted with adult (aged 18 years and older) citizens of Ukraine.

Formally, under normal circumstances, the statistical error of such a sample (with a probability of 0.95 and taking into account the design effect of 1.5) did not exceed 3.3%.