Poll: Most Ukrainians reject Russia’s ‘peace’ ultimatum
The vast majority of Ukrainians strongly reject Russia's proposed so-called "peace plan" to end the war, according to a poll conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) from July 23 to Aug. 4.
Approximately 76% of respondents oppose Moscow’s demands to end its aggression against Ukraine, with only 17% consider agreeing to the conditions, which include:
- Significant reductions in Ukraine's army
- Permanent renunciation of NATO membership
- Ceding control of the partially occupied Kherson, Zaporizhzhya, Donetsk, and Luhansk oblasts and Crimea to Russia, and officially recognizing them as Russian territory
- Lifting of the U.S. and European sanctions against Russia.
In a previous survey conducted in May, 82% of respondents rejected Russia’s “peace plan,” while only 10% were willing to accept it.
Meanwhile, the U.S. plan, which was supported by 39% of respondents (compared to 29% in May), includes security guarantees from European states but not the U.S., ceding control of occupied territories to Moscow, official recognition by Washington of Crimea as part of Russia, and the lifting of sanctions.
Nearly half of Ukrainians (49%) find this plan categorically unacceptable, compared to 62% in May.
A joint plan by Europe and Ukraine is acceptable to 54% of respondents, up from 51% in May. It includes:
- Ukraine receives reliable security guarantees from Europe and the U.S.
- Russia would retain control over the occupied territories, but Ukraine and the rest of the world would not officially recognize this
- Ukraine moves toward EU accession
- After lasting peace is established, the allies will gradually ease their sanctions against Russia.
Approximately 30% of respondents consider this unacceptable, compared to 35% in May.
The survey included 1,022 respondents aged 18 and older from all regions of Ukraine under Kyiv's control.
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