New data from Ukraine show the public favors ending the war with Russia through negotiations, as support for fighting until victory has plummeted.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/45823859

In Gallup’s most recent poll of Ukraine — conducted in early July — 69% say they favor a negotiated end to the war as soon as possible, compared with 24% who support continuing to fight until victory.

This marks a nearly complete reversal from public opinion in 2022, when 73% favored Ukraine fighting until victory and 22% preferred that Ukraine seek a negotiated end as soon as possible.

  • randomname@scribe.disroot.orgEnglish
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    5 days ago

    At the same time, Ukrainians are “skeptical of seeing an end to active fighting soon.” They didn’t ask what the negotiation results should be.

    You will certainly get very different results over time in such surveys, especially when the situation changes quickly (for example, that “Ukrainians sour on Washington” is something I would have predicted, because it is a safe bet that Ukrainians are not alone here), and in addition such political polling faces numerous hurdles that can skew results (e.g., non-response bias, sampling errors).

    This headline is another one followed by a weak content whose only purpose is to convey a certain narrative imo. Maybe it is me, but I feel such posts increase here of late.