Key facts
- A poll was conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology.
- 60% of Ukrainians oppose territorial concessions in the Donbas region to Russia.
- 60% of Ukrainians would support freezing the conflict along current front lines.
- Support for freezing the conflict is conditional on receiving substantial security guarantees.
- Security guarantees include funding and weapons.
A poll conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology reveals a divided public opinion within Ukraine concerning the potential end of the conflict. The survey indicates that 60% of Ukrainians are against making territorial concessions in the Donbas region to Russia. However, in a parallel finding, an equal share of respondents, also 60%, expressed willingness to support freezing the conflict along the current front lines. This support for a frozen conflict is explicitly tied to the condition of receiving substantial security guarantees. These guarantees are specified to include significant financial funding and the provision of weapons.