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Survey: 42% of the Romanians consider that Russia will invade Ukraine, 65% consider that invasion is illegitimate

February 23, 2022

The data of an Avangarde survey which measures the public perception on the situation in Ukraine, at the command of G4Media, shows that 42% of the interviewees think that Russia will invade Ukraine, only 29% considering that the invasion will not take place. 64% of the interviewees see Russia as a threat for Romania, while the majority (56%) support the supplementary NATO troops deployment to Eastern Europe with only 18% rejecting it.   The survey shows that the Romanians trust more premier Nicolae Ciuca than president Klaus Iohannis when they are asked about the management of a crisis generated by a possible invasion from Russia.   Over 50% agree with the intention of the US and France to send supplementary troops to Romania, while 18% disagree. The question ‘Do you think that NATO should supplement the troops to Eastern Europe due to the tensions at the border of Ukraine?’ was answered affirmatively by 56% and 19% answered negatively, while 26% cannot appreciate.   The survey Avangarde at the command of G4Media was made between 21.01 and 23.01. 2022 on 701 interviewees from the adult non-institutionalised population of Romania, through method of the phone interview with an error margin of 3.9 over the level of trust of 95%.

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