Major obstacles to Ukraine's EU bid suggested by researchers -- RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : The unanimous support of all 27 member nations is needed for the status to be granted.To enter the EU, a country must have "full democracy, the rule of law and a free market," said Jarle Trondal, an EU expert and professor of political science at the universities of Oslo and Agder.
52% : Norwegian researchers have identified five factors that are likely to prevent Ukraine from quickly joining the European Union, as was stated in an interview they gave with the TV channel NRK.
50% :"Poverty, war and nationalism" are revealed as the fourth one.
41% : Ukraine's issues with nationalism are embodied most vividly in the infamous Azov regiment, whose members openly proclaim neo-Nazi views.

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