KIEV, June 22 (RIA Novosti) - The number of Ukrainians, who want their country to join the customs union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan is slightly more than the number of those who favor European integration, a Ukrainian pollster said.
In late May, Ukraine signed a memorandum to deepen cooperation with the Customs Union and got an opportunity to take part in its activities, but stopped short of gaining observer status. Ukraine has been reluctant to join the Russian-led body because doing so might prevent it from clinching a free-trade agreement with the European Union.
The independent Kiev International Institute of Sociology said about 39.8 percent of Ukrainians would like their country to join the Customs Union, while 36.2 percent favored European integration. 24 percent of respondents gave no answer.
The survey was conducted on May 21-30 among 2030 respondents from all Ukrainian regions.
