On the issue of the economy, the report says that 43percentt of Americans supported closer U.S.-E.U.
He was considerably ahead of the Ukrainian public on the question of NATO membership, though Ukrainians strongly supported closer E.U. links.
On economic issues, the report says that 43percentt of Americans supported closer economic ties with the European Union, compared with 37percentt of the population in the European bloc.
Notable among the other political parties were the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, backed mainly by ethnic Turks, and Ataka, a nationalist Euroskeptic party that supported closer ties with Russia.
It has since evolved into a broader anti-government movement that has swept through western parts of the country, where many are in favour of closer ties with the EU, as well as some pockets in the east, where people have historically supported closer ties with Russia.
He told VICE News that while he supported closer relations between the countries, intelligence sharing could bring risks for political dissidents who fled Iran for the safety of Australia.
