Well.. They arent official candidate yet(I think), but we are negotiating, Ukraine have to show good will, and the orange revolution for example showed some of this. We have to see a few examples of real good will before we start the negotiation process, and once that is started, Ukraine have to change in a LOT of ways to ever become a member.. But they will, eventually.
Every time we push Ukraine to adopt some of our policies they are ever closer to becoming a candidate country.. Much of the change in Ukraine the last 10 years is due to this process.
Ukrainians May Oppose President?s Pro-Western Goals
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The recent conflict between Russia and Georgia sparked a division within Ukraine's Western-leaning governing coalition that eventually contributed to its collapse in mid-September. Prior to these events, a Gallup Poll found
a strong majority of Ukrainians (65%) saying their leadership is taking the country in the wrong direction and only about one in six (16%) expressing confidence in their national government.
Ukrainians are more likely to approve of Russia's leadership than the leaderships of Western nations such as the France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and United States. Approval of Russia's leadership in Ukraine has increased significantly, from 45% approval in 2006 to 59% in 2008.
A Gallup Poll conducted in Ukraine suggests that this low approval rating for Yushchenko may be reflective of
pro-Moscow sentiment expressed by many Ukrainians. Prior to Russia's conflict with Georgia,
Gallup finds that many Ukrainians favored strong relations with Russia, even if this might hurt their country's relations with the United States and the European Union.
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MOSCOW Jan 22 (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has retained sky-high approval ratings despite an economic crisis that has put hundreds of thousands out of work and cut 20 percent off the value of the rouble, a poll showed on Thursday
Eighty-three percent of Russians polled by the independent Levada Centre said they approved of Putin's leadership, the same level recorded in October.
Ukraine opposition seeks to oust Yushchenko over gas crisis — EUbusiness.com - business, legal and economic news and information from the European Union
The popularity of Ukraine's pro-Western president has plummeted amid the gas crisis, which began January 1 when Russia cut supplies to Ukraine in a payment dispute.
Yushchenko's approval rating hit 2.4 percent according to a poll published Monday by the Democratic Initiatives organisation, which is backed by Sweden's government.
Washington Times - Yushchenko mars Orange anniversary
Nov. 22 was the fourth anniversary of the Orange Revolution and, in the West and in Ukraine, fatigue is growing with Viktor Yushchenko, Ukraine's president and erstwhile Orange Revolution hero.
On Ukraine's domestic front, Ukrainians blame Mr. Yushchenko for four years of political instability that have led to repeated crises and the likelihood that five governments and three elections will come and go before the end of his first term in office.
On the fourth anniversary of the revolution that brought Mr. Yushchenko to power, a newly released survey by the International Foundation for Electoral Studies (IFES) found increasing pessimism among Ukrainians regarding the direction in which their country is headed. Mr. Yushchenko's job-approval rating stands at 3 percent.
Support for NATO membership … currently oscillates between one-quarter and one-third of the Ukrainian people.
THE WEST MAY SPEND A LOT MORE $BILLIONS TO FORCE THE UNKRANIAN PEOPLE TO DEMOCRACY. TAKING IN THE CONSIDERATION THE PRESENT CRISIS THE WEST MAY RUN OUT OF MONEY BEFORE ACOMPLISHING THE TASK.