Ukrainians are not ready to give away land for the sake of peace ‒ survey

89% of Ukrainians consider the only acceptable scenario for ending the war one in which all the territories including Donbas and Crimea are returned to Ukraine.

Source: results of the survey of the National Democratic Institute, published on the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology website

Quote: "Ukrainians are not interested in giving away land for peace. The only acceptable scenario for the end of the war for Ukrainians is returning the territory that was under Ukrainian control before 2014, including Donbas and Crimea (89%)."

Details: 66% of the surveyed stated that Ukraine taking back only the territories under its control before 2022 without Crimea and some areas of Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts would be unacceptable.

The scenario in which peace is achieved under the terms of Ukraine retaining only the territory that it controls now is deemed unacceptable by 81% of Ukrainians.

This nationwide research has been developed and carried out by the National Democracy Institute in Ukraine. The fieldwork was conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology in the period from 2 to 11 May. 2500 people who live in Ukraine and use mobile phones were interviewed by phone. The territories that weren’t under Ukrainian control before 24 February have been excluded from the research.

The average error for the nationwide sample is not higher than +/- 3%.

The survey was conducted thanks to the financial support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Sweden, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) of Great Britain and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Canada.

Background:

• In May it was reported that 82% of Ukrainians were not ready to sacrifice some Ukrainian territories for the sake of achieving peace.