Most Ukrainians would support a peace deal with Russia in exchange for EU membership — poll
61% would agree to a treaty involving the US and Europe with security guarantees, a reconstruction plan, and territorial compromises
According to an all-Ukrainian survey by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, 61% of citizens would support a peace agreement with Russia involving the United States and European partners if the package included Ukraine’s accession to the European Union in 2027, territorial compromises, security guarantees, and an economic recovery plan.
As KMIS reports, this refers to a hypothetical agreement that could be put to an all-Ukrainian referendum; under such wording a large portion of respondents are ready to say “yes”. You can read the findings in more detail on the institute’s website at the link.
At the same time, sociologists emphasize sensitivity to wording: the majority of respondents do not accept the idea of withdrawing troops from Donbas in exchange for security guarantees. However, when such provisions are not stated directly or are presented in a different context, the chances of approval of a referendum decision increase noticeably.
Researchers warn of information risks and the need to transparently explain the content of possible agreements to all participants in the process.
“During the preparatory campaign and when informing citizens, many things will become clearer, but in the current situation there are high risks of manipulation of the referendum. This should be taken into account by the Ukrainian authorities, the Ukrainian public, and Western partners.”
Particular attention was paid to voter turnout: among supporters of territorial compromises, 76% said they were willing to go to the polls, while among opponents of such steps — 59%.
The survey also analyzed how support for the idea of a referendum changes depending on the proposed conditions, as well as which specific parameters of territorial concessions respondents consider acceptable or unacceptable. In addition, the positions of two groups were singled out — those ready to support holding a referendum and its opponents — in order to compare their approaches to possible compromises.
Earlier we wrote:
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- Painful compromises: 72% of Ukrainians are ready to freeze the front for the sake of security — KMIS survey
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