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The number of Ukrainians who refuse territorial concessions to Russia is still growing. Nearly 90 percent don’t want them

In May, 82 percent of respondents were negative about possible territorial concessions, 84 percent in July. In the latest poll it was already 87%.

“For 87% of the interviewees territorial concessions are not acceptable (and this indicator has increased by three percentage points compared to July). Only 8% of the interviewees believe that it is possible to give up some territories to achieve peace and maintain the ‘independence”. writes in the KIIS report with the latter figure down by two percentage points since the last measurement.

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The survey found that 57% of ethnic Russians living in Ukraine and 85% of Ukrainians of Russian ethnicity are also opposed to territorial concessions to Russia. 24 percent of ethnic Russians voted for Ukraine to surrender part of its territory. Reuters writes that the poll results are so contrary to how Russia justifies the invasion of the neighboring country. According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the purpose of the so-called special military operation is to protect the Russian-speaking population of Ukraine, which would be threatened by Ukrainian nationalists.

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The aforementioned survey took place between 7 and 13 September and was attended by two thousand people.

The Ukrainian army is conducting a counter-offensive, during which it managed to push Russian troops out of several thousand square kilometers, especially in the Kharkiv region in the north-east of the country. Reuters points out that this has encouraged the Ukrainians and strengthened their hope for the liberation of other territories before the arrival of winter. Despite the military successes of the Ukrainians in recent days, however, Russia still occupies about a fifth of the Ukrainian territory.

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