What Ukrainians Think About Current Peace Negotiations <\/p>\n
71% of Ukrainians do not believe that the negotiations will lead to a sustainable peace.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
This is reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing data from a survey conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Read also<\/strong> How many Ukrainians are actually willing to endure the war further: public opinion has changed<\/p>\n How many Ukrainians believe in peace through negotiations<\/p>\n 71% of respondents do not believe that the current negotiations will lead to sustainable peace. Only 25% believe in this.<\/p>\n At the same time, the figures have changed little since the beginning of 2026 – skepticism among Ukrainians remains stable.<\/p>\n KIIS investigated why people do not believe in the success of the negotiations. Among those who responded negatively:<\/p>\n “The main reason is the distrust of Russia (which constantly openly demonstrates its goal to destroy Ukraine), but a significant problem is the crisis of trust in Western partners, especially the USA,” said Anton Grushetsky, Executive Director of KIIS.<\/p>\n According to him, for most Ukrainians, peace will not make sense if it is “on any terms” – people expect reliable and concrete security guarantees.<\/p>\n Skepticism regarding the negotiations is closely linked to the overall decline in trust towards Ukraine’s partners.<\/p>\n According to KIIS, as of early January 2026, only 18% of Ukrainians trusted the USA – down from 41% in December 2024.<\/p>\n 52% of respondents do not trust the American side, while a year ago this figure was 24%. NATO has also lost ground: 30% trust it (down from 43% in December 2024), while 43% do not trust it (up from 25%).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the level of trust in President Volodymyr Zelensky in early February 2026 was 61%, with 33% expressing distrust.<\/p>\n However, sociologists noted that in the case of an anonymous survey, the level of trust was lower – 53% compared to 61% when asked directly.<\/p>\n KIIS explained the discrepancy by stating that people tend to give a “state-oriented” answer – even those dissatisfied support unity in wartime.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What Ukrainians think about the current peace negotiations: 71% of Ukrainians do not believe that the talks will lead to a sustainable peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":64215,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"magazine_newspaper_sidebar_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-society-en"],"yoast_head":"\n\n