KIIS: 80% of respondents support the law banning the activities of religious organizations associated with Russia
16 October, 14:00
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The vast majority of Ukrainians support the law approved in August banning the activities of certain religious organizations that have ties to and are dependent on Russia.
This is evidenced by the results of a survey conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS), Espreso reports.
According to the data, 80% of Ukrainians support the adoption of the law banning the Russian Orthodox Church. At the same time, 16% of Ukrainians do not support it, while 4% have not decided on their opinion.
It is noted that in all regions, the vast majority of Ukrainians support the adopted law - from 71% in the east to 83% in the west.
In addition, the majority of Ukrainians - 61% - support the idea that there should be only one Orthodox Church in Ukraine. This idea is not supported by 16%, and 20% are indifferent to this issue.