Nearly all of Ukrainians say they aren’t prepared to surrender any territory or abandon the nation’s Western course in negotiations with Russia, in accordance with a brand new nationwide ballot revealed on Could 8 by the Razumkov Heart, a Kyiv-based public coverage assume tank.
The survey, carried out between April 24 and Could 4 in partnership with the Kyiv Safety Discussion board, exhibits that 56.9% of respondents wouldn’t be keen to compromise on both territorial integrity or Ukraine’s pro-Western course in any potential talks with Moscow.
Solely 11.1% stated they’d think about ceding territory, whereas 14.7% could be open to altering Ukraine’s geopolitical course.
The findings replicate a nationwide consensus greater than three years into Russia’s full-scale invasion, amid studies on the doable U.S.-suggested peace plan. In response to Axios, the plan included de jure recognition of Russia's annexation of occupied Crimea, together with de facto recognition of its occupation of different Ukrainian territories. It additionally supplied for lifting sanctions imposed on Russia since 2014.
About two-thirds (66.5%) of Ukrainians imagine Russia would violate any peace settlement and resume its assaults when handy, the ballot confirmed. Simply 10.8% stated they thought either side would possible adhere to a signed peace deal.
Skepticism additionally prevails in relation to particular concessions. Over half of respondents (52.3%) stated Ukraine shouldn’t conform to abandon its NATO aspirations, even when it had been a situation of a peace treaty. Some 81% opposed lowering the scale of the nation’s armed forces.
Russia has lengthy insisted on limiting Ukraine’s navy capabilities and barring its accession to NATO as key situations for peace. In a current interview with Le Globo, Russian Overseas Minister Sergey Lavrov reiterated that Moscow could be ready to enter negotiations provided that Ukraine commits to everlasting neutrality and demilitarizes.
Some 60.6% of Ukrainians imagine a navy victory over Russia is feasible. On the identical time, 54.1% stated they don’t imagine a peace settlement may be reached within the close to future.
Assist for Ukraine’s integration with the West additionally stays robust. Greater than half (57.2%) favor the European mannequin of improvement, in comparison with simply 0.7% preferring a Russian-leaning mannequin.
Greater than 100 days have handed for the reason that U.S. administration started efforts to dealer peace between Ukraine and Russia, regardless of U.S. President Donald Trump's marketing campaign promise to finish the battle in one day.
Kyiv accepted an unconditional 30-day U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal in March, however Moscow rejected it, demanding an entire finish to Western military support for Ukraine.
Russia has repeatedly proclaimed its supposed readiness for peace talks whereas concurrently pushing for maximalist demands. Kyiv has dismissed these declarations as a propaganda stunt, noting that Russian forces have solely intensified their assaults on Ukrainian cities and cities.
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