Russia's war: direct talks between Zelenskyy and Putin supported by 74% of Ukrainians

VALENTYNA ROMANENKO - SUNDAY, 20 MARCH 2022, 10:54

Direct talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the aggressor country's President Vladimir Putin on ending the war are supported by 74% of Ukrainians polled, while a quarter are against it.

Source: results of a poll conducted by the sociological group "Rating" on 18 March

Quote: "Direct negotiations between Zelenskyy and Putin to stop the war are supported by 74%, while one quarter do not support such negotiations.

There are a few more supporters of direct negotiations in the South and in the East, but there is a majority in other regions, too."

Background: Sociologists polled 1,000 respondents aged 18 and over in all regions, except the temporarily occupied territories of Crimea and Donbas, by computer-assisted telephone interviews on 18 March.

Survey representativeness margin of error with 0.95 confidence probability: no more than 3.1%.