52% of Ukrainians say that peace must be achieved through negotiations even if land is awarded​​​​

Only 38% of respondents said, ‘The war must continue until victory.’
As the war continues for nearly three years, war fatigue sets in quickly.
Answer to continue the war to victory, a sharp decline from 92·93% in 2022·2023

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As frustration over the nearly three-year war with Russia grows stronger, more than half (52%) of Ukrainians say they should negotiate with Russia, even if it ‘introduce territorial concessions, to end the war as soon as possible, reaching 52% in August and October This was found in a poll conducted by Gallup.

On the other hand, only 38% of Ukrainians, less than 40%, believe that Ukraine should continue to fight until it wins.

This shows a significant change in the opinion of the Ukrainian people compared to just after the surprise attack of Russia on February 24, 2022, when 73% of the total answered that they should fight until they should be successful . In addition, in a survey in 2023, a year after the war, 63% of respondents said that the war should continue until the victory, which was more than twice as many as 27 % who said that peace should be achieved through negotiation.

On the other hand, this year’s survey showed that support for a negotiated peace exceeded half for the first time, showing that Ukrainians’ fatigue with the war has deepened.

The results of the survey which showed a significant increase in war fatigue came at a time when uncertainty about the future was growing. The views of Western allies on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s plan to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to end the war are mixed. Although US President Joe Biden has allowed US-backed long-range missiles to attack mainland Russia, Russia continues to strengthen its position on the front line in Ukraine.

In addition, there are even predictions that when President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House in January next year, the military and economic aid given to Ukraine so far could be to shake

More than half (52%) of Ukrainians answered that they could give up some of their land for peace, and only 38% answered that they could never give up their territory. 10% answered that they did not know.

However, Gallup’s question did not include the level of acceptance of the land.

In the 2022 and 2023 surveys, 92% and 93% of respondents said the war should continue until victory, and 92% and 93% of respondents said all regions should Russia lost since 2014, including Crimea, to recover, but in this study, 81% fell significantly.

Ukrainians, on the other hand, answered that the European Union or the United Kingdom should have a more important role than the United States when negotiating with Russia, showing that they prefer the EU and the United Kingdom as negotiating mediators rather than the United States.

A survey conducted before the US presidential election found that about half of Ukrainians wanted the US to play a major role in peace talks.

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