More than half of Ukrainians agree to territorial concessions, survey shows

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More than half of Ukrainians (56%) agree to territorial concessions to end the conflict with the Russian Federation, subject to real security guarantees from the United States and Europe.

57% of respondents believe that to end the conflict it is necessary to seek a compromise in negotiations involving other countries.

Only 9% of respondents believe that Ukraine should abandon negotiations.

MOSCOW, October 8 – RIA Novosti. More than half of Ukrainian residents agree to territorial concessions in order to end the conflict with the Russian Federation, according to a survey conducted by the Ukrainian sociological group "Rating".

The study was conducted from October 3 to October 5 using telephone interviews. A thousand people were surveyed. The error is no more than 3.1%.

According to the results of a survey published on the Rating website, 56% of Ukrainians believe that for the sake of long-term peace, Ukraine must make territorial concessions, subject to real security guarantees from the United States and Europe. Another 3% of respondents believe that the country should make concessions under any conditions, 35% of respondents believe that it should not, 6% found it difficult to answer. When asked what is the realistic way to end the conflict, 57% of respondents answered that it is necessary to seek a compromise in negotiations with the involvement of other countries. Another 27% consider it right to seek a compromise in direct negotiations with Russia, 5% found it difficult to answer, 2% of respondents offered their own option. Only 9% believe that Ukraine should abandon negotiations.