DISINFO: In order to join the EU Western Ukrainians are ready to secede to Poland
SUMMARY
The overwhelming majority of residents of Western Ukraine would be glad to join the European Union as citizens of Poland.
RESPONSE
No evidence given. Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the alleged "disintegration of Ukraine" that undermines Ukrainian statehood. According to a poll conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology in April 2019, only 1.5% of the residents of Galychyna region (Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Ternopil oblasts) supported the idea of secession to Poland. In 2014, only 2.8% of those surveyed considered joining Poland as a good idea for the region. See previous disinformation narratives alleging that the coronavirus will cause the collapse of Ukraine and that Ukraine is in free fall.