Over 70% of Ukrainians say talks with Russia not effective way to achieve peace
In September-October 2022, 17% believed that negotiations with the aggressor state "are an effective way to achieve peace that should be used now," while 64% disagreed.
In February-March 2023, the share of those who thought so was even smaller (13%), while those who disagreed with this increased to 72%.
The survey shows that the number of those who agree with the statement "negotiations with Russia should be conducted only after its troops have been pushed to the line of confrontation as of Feb. 23, 2022" has fallen (from 21% to 18%), and the number of those who disagree with this has risen from 60% to 65%.
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On the other hand, the number of those who believe that negotiations with Moscow should be conducted only after the withdrawal of its troops to the borders as of 1991 has increased (57.5% and 61% agree, respectively), while 22% and 21% disagree, respectively.
According to the research, residents of southern Ukraine agree that negotiations with the Kremlin can begin now, somewhat more often than residents of other regions (26%, while in other regions it is between 6% and 15%). In the southern region, a relative majority (46%) opposes this (in other regions, the absolute majority ranges from 68% to 85%).
Similarly, residents of southern Ukraine are more likely than residents of other regions to agree that negotiations with Russia can begin only after its troops are pushed to the line of contact as of Feb. 23, 2022 (28%, while in other regions it is from 13% to 19%).
Those who believe that "negotiations with Russia should be conducted only after the withdrawal of its troops to the borders as of 1991" are in the majority in all regions (from 56.5% in the south to 65% in the west).
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