An Ipsos MORI survey shows a majority (55%) of citizens of ten countries in the European Union believe their leaders should do everything possible to support stability in the remaining country of Ukraine given the recent annexation of the Crimea region by the Russian Federation.

1. Ipsos European Pulse
April 2014
Ipsos MORI

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Methodology
Source: Ipsos Social Research Institute
Between April 1st and April 17th, 2014, Ipsos surveyed 8,333 respondents in
11 European countries for their attitudes towards the situation in Ukraine. The
data was collected via Ipsos online panels and then weighted to represent
the general population in the country surveyed. The countries surveyed
included Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,
Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden.

3. Responses to the situation in Ukraine
Source: Ipsos Social Research Institute

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As you know the Russian Federation has now annexed the Crimea region of the Ukraine. Do you believe the leadership
of your country should:
Source: Ipsos Social Research InstituteBase: 8,333 adults age 16-64 across Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,
Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden, April 1° -17° 2014
What should be your country’s leadership’s
reaction to the situation in Ukraine?
% who agree
23%
26%
29%
43%
45%
50%
55%
Recognize the Crimea as a new part of the Federation of Russia and
move quickly to restore political and economic relationships with
President Putin and the Russian Political leaders
Support a mixed military force from various European countries
including my own to deploy as a buffer inside the Ukraine so that
Russia will not advance further
Stay out of what has happened and leave it up to others to solve the
problems
Impose personal monetary and asset freezes or penalties against
President Putin and other leaders in the Kremlin who have wealth and
holdings
Impose economic sanctions against Russia because of its recent
actions
Do everything possible to ensure that Russia does not advance
further into the Ukraine beyond Crimea
Do everything possible to support the remaining country of Ukraine
and its people achieve political and economic stability

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25%
30%10%
8%
28%
Agree very much
Agree somewhat
As you know the Russian Federation has now annexed the Crimea region of the Ukraine. Do you believe the leadership
of your country should:
Source: Ipsos Social Research InstituteBase: 8,333 adults age 16-64 across Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,
Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden, April 1° -17° 2014
Do everything possible to support the remaining country of Ukraine and its people achieve political
and economic stability
Disagree somewhat
Disagree very much
Don’t know
Should your country’s leadership do everything possible
to support stability for Ukraine and its people?

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As you know the Russian Federation has now annexed the Crimea region of the Ukraine. Do you believe the leadership
of your country should be: Do everything possible to support the remaining country of Ukraine and its people achieve
political and economic stability
Source: Ipsos Social Research Institute
25%
42%
29%
32%
23%
34%
27%
15%
20%
21%
19%
16%
30%
28%
35%
30%
36%
25%
31%
37%
31%
29%
30%
15%
10%
2%
7%
7%
10%
11%
12%
9%
12%
10%
11%
16%
8%
2%
7%
4%
5%
9%
7%
4%
7%
8%
9%
25%
28%
27%
21%
28%
26%
22%
23%
35%
30%
32%
31%
28%
Average
Sweden
Ireland
Spain
Great Britain
Poland
Germany
Netherlands
Belgium
France
Italy
Hungary
Agree very much
Agree somewhat
Disagree somewhat
Disagree very much
Don't know
Base: 8,333 adults age 16-64 across Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,
Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden, April 1° -17° 2014
Should your country’s leadership do everything possible
to support stability for Ukraine and its people?

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As you know the Russian Federation has now annexed the Crimea region of the Ukraine. Do you believe the leadership
of your country should:
25%
26%
11%
9%
29%
Agree very much
Agree somewhat
Source: Ipsos Social Research InstituteBase: 8,333 adults age 16-64 across Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,
Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden, April 1° -17° 2014
Do everything possible to ensure that Russia does not advance further into Ukraine beyond Crimea
Disagree somewhat
Disagree very much
Don’t know
Should your country’s leadership do everything possible to
ensure that Russia advances no further into Ukraine?

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As you know the Russian Federation has now annexed the Crimea region of the Ukraine. Do you believe the leadership
of your country should be: Do everything possible to ensure that Russia does not advance further into Ukraine beyond
Crimea
Source: Ipsos Social Research Institute
25%
37%
39%
26%
25%
23%
25%
22%
17%
20%
21%
17%
26%
28%
19%
29%
28%
28%
26%
27%
31%
27%
23%
17%
11%
4%
11%
12%
15%
13%
10%
9%
11%
14%
11%
13%
9%
3%
8%
10%
9%
7%
7%
8%
5%
7%
9%
27%
29%
29%
23%
23%
24%
29%
32%
34%
36%
32%
36%
27%
Average
Sweden
Poland
Ireland
Germany
Great Britain
Spain
Italy
Netherlands
Belgium
France
Hungary
Agree very much
Agree somewhat
Disagree somewhat
Disagree very much
Don't know
Base: 8,333 adults age 16-64 across Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,
Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden, April 1° -17° 2014
Should your country’s leadership do everything possible to
ensure that Russia advances no further into Ukraine?

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As you know the Russian Federation has now annexed the Crimea region of the Ukraine. Do you believe the leadership
of your country should:
21%
24%
14%
11%
30%
Agree very much
Agree somewhat
Source: Ipsos Social Research InstituteBase: 8,333 adults age 16-64 across Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,
Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden, April 1° -17° 2014
Impose economic sanctions against Russia because of its recent actions
Disagree somewhat
Disagree very much
Don’t know
Should your country’s leadership impose
economic sanctions on Russia?

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As you know the Russian Federation has now annexed the Crimea region of the Ukraine. Do you believe the leadership
of your country should be: Impose economic sanctions against Russia because of its recent actions
Should your country’s leadership impose
economic sanctions on Russia?
Source: Ipsos Social Research Institute
21%
33%
35%
20%
19%
22%
13%
21%
17%
17%
14%
16%
24%
25%
18%
27%
28%
24%
33%
25%
25%
22%
20%
15%
14%
6%
12%
17%
16%
11%
13%
17%
15%
13%
15%
15%
11%
5%
11%
12%
8%
10%
4%
14%
10%
13%
16%
23%
30%
31%
24%
24%
29%
32%
36%
23%
33%
35%
34%
30%
Average
Sweden
Poland
Germany
Great Britain
Spain
Netherlands
Ireland
Belgium
France
Italy
Hungary
Agree very much
Agree somewhat
Disagree somewhat
Disagree very much
Don't know
Base: 8,333 adults age 16-64 across Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,
Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden, April 1° -17° 2014

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As you know the Russian Federation has now annexed the Crimea region of the Ukraine. Do you believe the leadership
of your country should:
22%
21%
14%
11%
32%
Agree very much
Agree somewhat
Source: Ipsos Social Research InstituteBase: 8,333 adults age 16-64 across Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,
Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden, April 1° -17° 2014
Impose personal monetary and asset freezes or penalties against President Putin and other leaders in
the Kremlin who have wealth and holdings
Disagree somewhat
Disagree very much
Don’t know
Should your country’s leadership impose personal
sanctions against Putin and other Russian leaders?

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As you know the Russian Federation has now annexed the Crimea region of the Ukraine. Do you believe the leadership
of your country should be: Impose personal monetary and asset freezes or penalties against President Putin and other
leaders in the Kremlin who have wealth and holdings
Should your country’s leadership impose personal
sanctions against Putin and other Russian leaders?
Source: Ipsos Social Research Institute
22%
38%
36%
22%
20%
17%
20%
19%
21%
21%
17%
12%
21%
18%
16%
24%
24%
27%
23%
24%
20%
20%
17%
18%
14%
10%
11%
15%
18%
13%
16%
12%
16%
14%
16%
15%
11%
3%
10%
15%
12%
5%
10%
11%
9%
12%
19%
17%
32%
31%
27%
24%
25%
39%
32%
34%
35%
33%
32%
39%
Average
Sweden
Poland
Ireland
Germany
Netherlands
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Spain
Hungary
Italy
Agree very much
Agree somewhat
Disagree somewhat
Disagree very much
Don't know
Base: 8,333 adults age 16-64 across Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,
Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden, April 1° -17° 2014

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As you know the Russian Federation has now annexed the Crimea region of the Ukraine. Do you believe the leadership
of your country should:
14%
15%
21%23%
27%
Agree very much
Agree somewhat
Source: Ipsos Social Research InstituteBase: 8,333 adults age 16-64 across Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,
Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden, April 1° -17° 2014
Stay out of what has happened and leave it up to others to solve the problems
Disagree somewhat
Disagree very much
Don’t know
Should your country’s leadership stay out of what
has happened in Ukraine?

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As you know the Russian Federation has now annexed the Crimea region of the Ukraine. Do you believe the leadership
of your country should be: Stay out of what has happened and leave it up to others to solve the problems
Source: Ipsos Social Research Institute
14%
30%
15%
15%
17%
14%
14%
13%
12%
7%
6%
6%
15%
19%
20%
19%
16%
16%
15%
14%
14%
13%
12%
9%
21%
15%
22%
22%
16%
20%
20%
22%
25%
19%
32%
22%
23%
14%
17%
24%
29%
20%
21%
21%
26%
29%
16%
33%
27%
22%
26%
19%
22%
29%
30%
31%
23%
31%
34%
30%
Average
Hungary
Great Britain
Ireland
Poland
Italy
France
Belgium
Germany
Spain
Netherlands
Sweden
Agree very much
Agree somewhat
Disagree somewhat
Disagree very much
Don't know
Base: 8,333 adults age 16-64 across Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,
Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden, April 1° -17° 2014
Should your country’s leadership stay out of what
has happened in Ukraine?

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As you know the Russian Federation has now annexed the Crimea region of the Ukraine. Do you believe the leadership
of your country should:
9%
17%
19%
25%
31%
Agree very much
Agree somewhat
Source: Ipsos Social Research InstituteBase: 8,333 adults age 16-64 across Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,
Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden, April 1° -17° 2014
Support a mixed military force from various European countries including my own to deploy as a buffer
inside Ukraine so that Russia will not advance further
Disagree somewhat
Disagree very much
Don’t know
Should your country’s leadership support a multinational
European military force to act as a buffer in Ukraine?

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As you know the Russian Federation has now annexed the Crimea region of the Ukraine. Do you believe the leadership
of your country should be: Support a mixed military force from various European countries including my own to deploy
as a buffer inside Ukraine so that Russia will not advance further
Source: Ipsos Social Research Institute
9%
19%
11%
11%
10%
8%
8%
6%
6%
9%
6%
5%
17%
19%
23%
18%
16%
17%
17%
19%
16%
13%
15%
10%
19%
12%
19%
16%
23%
22%
17%
22%
26%
18%
16%
14%
25%
22%
26%
21%
25%
23%
22%
14%
19%
26%
30%
46%
31%
28%
21%
34%
26%
30%
36%
39%
34%
34%
33%
25%
Average
Poland
Ireland
Sweden
Germany
Great Britain
France
Netherlands
Belgium
Spain
Italy
Hungary
Agree very much
Agree somewhat
Disagree somewhat
Disagree very much
Don't know
Base: 8,333 adults age 16-64 across Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,
Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden, April 1° -17° 2014
Should your country’s leadership support a multinational
European military force to act as a buffer in Ukraine?

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As you know the Russian Federation has now annexed the Crimea region of the Ukraine. Do you believe the leadership
of your country should:
8%
16%
18%
25%
33%
Agree very much
Agree somewhat
Source: Ipsos Social Research InstituteBase: 8,333 adults age 16-64 across Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,
Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden, April 1° -17° 2014
Recognize the Crimea as a new part of the Federation of Russia and move quickly to restore political
and economic relationships with President Putin and the Russian Political leaders
Disagree somewhat
Disagree very much
Don’t know
Should your country’s leadership recognise Crimea
as Russian and re-establish relations with Russia?

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As you know the Russian Federation has now annexed the Crimea region of the Ukraine. Do you believe the leadership
of your country should be: Recognize the Crimea as a new part of the Federation of Russia and move quickly to restore
political and economic relationships with President Putin and the Russian Political leaders
Source: Ipsos Social Research Institute
8%
12%
11%
11%
6%
7%
8%
7%
7%
9%
4%
2%
16%
20%
20%
17%
20%
19%
15%
15%
13%
10%
13%
10%
18%
20%
17%
15%
22%
17%
18%
18%
18%
12%
23%
19%
25%
22%
26%
26%
19%
21%
23%
25%
22%
42%
18%
37%
33%
26%
26%
32%
33%
36%
36%
35%
40%
27%
41%
32%
Average
Germany
Ireland
Hungary
Great Britain
Italy
Spain
Belgium
France
Poland
Netherlands
Sweden
Agree very much
Agree somewhat
Disagree somewhat
Disagree very much
Don't know
Base: 8,333 adults age 16-64 across Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,
Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden, April 1° -17° 2014
Should your country’s leadership recognise Crimea
as Russian and re-establish relations with Russia?