A new survey shows that most Ukrainians prefer to seek a compromise to end the war with Russia, while a smaller share wants to continue to fight for the restoration of the lost territory. The survey also shows high public confidence in the former military commander of Ukraine and mixed support of President Volodymyr Zlenic as a potential candidate in the next presidential election.
According to a survey conducted by the Janus Institute for Strategic Studies and predictions and the Socis Center for Social and Marketing Research, 55.7% of Ukrainians who deal with this conflict with international mediation.
Another 16.6% prefers temporary freezing of hostility along the current contact line. Combined, 72.3% of respondents would accept the end of the war without further military progress.
Meanwhile, 12.8% of respondents said they support the continuation of the fight until the 1991 Ukraine boundaries were fully renewed, and 8.6% back to restore the boundaries from 23 February 2022.
One of the 20 respondents either refused to answer or were sure.
Greenly leads but faces competition
If the presidential elections were held today, 30.9% of the decisive voters would support existing President Volodymyr Zlensky.
The former commander of the armed forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi would come second with a support of 27.7%. Former President Petro Poroshenko ranked third, followed by the former speaker Verkhovra Council Dmytro Razumkov and the head of Military Intelligence Kyrylo Budanov.
Zaluzhnyi was also the best candidate for the second selection among voters if their preferred option did not take place.
High trust in a military leader
The survey also measured public confidence in key data. Zaluzhnyi placed at the highest level, trusted almost 71% of respondents (37.7% of fully confidence and 33.2% rather believe him).
The combined level of confidence in Zlensky was 49%, with 22.7% expressed full confidence and 26.4% rather trusted him.
Budanov was trusted by combined 55.3% of respondents.
On the other hand, Poroshenko’s credibility evaluation was significantly lower: only 16.6% said they trusted or rather trusted the former president.
About the survey
The survey was carried out from 6 to 11 June to 11 June and personally an interview with 2,000 Ukrainian adults. The survey excluded residents under the temporary Russian occupation and territories that experienced active fighting.
The results have a statistical range of error +/- 2.6% and are representative according to age, gender, type of settlement and region, with modification for displaced persons and citizens abroad.
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