According to the poll by the Ukrainian sociological group Rating, 30 percent of those interviewed were against Ukraine joining the alliance.
The majority of the polled from the country's west, 67 percent, back the accession, while 12 percent are against it. In the central part of the country, 52 percent are in favor of the idea and 23 percent are against. In the country's south it is 30 percent for and 43 percent against, while 26 percent from the east said they would vote for the accession and 44 percent said they would oppose.
In December 2014, Ukraine cancelled the country's non-aligned status, confirming its intention to join NATO. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said a referendum on NATO membership would be held in the country within six years.
Despite Kiev's aspirations to become part of the alliance, NATO officials have repeatedly stressed that the country needs to implement a wide range of reforms before pursuing bloc membership.
