While 72% of Ukrainians support a peace plan to freeze the current front line for security guarantees, 75% reject any deal that requires withdrawing troops from Donbas and limiting the military
These findings are from a survey by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS), which was conducted between November 26 and December 13, 2025.
72% of citizens are prepared to approve a peace agreement that provides for freezing the war on the current front line and granting Ukraine security guarantees without recognizing the occupied territories as part of Russia.
Meanwhile, 75% of Ukrainians reject a ‘peace plan’ that includes the withdrawal of troops from Donbas, limitations on the army, and no clear security guarantees, considering it completely unacceptable. Only 17% are ready to agree to such a version.
According to the survey, 9% of Ukrainians expect the war to end by the beginning of 2026, and another 14% anticipate it in the first half of the year. However, 32% believe that peace will not come before 2027. Despite this, the majority (63%) are prepared to endure the war for as long as necessary, while 15% are hoping for a shorter period (half a year or a few months).
Only a small portion of Ukrainians believe it is necessary to hold elections before a ceasefire, whereas 25% would support holding them under the conditions of a halt in military actions and security guarantees. The majority (57%) insist that elections are only possible after the complete conclusion of the war and the signing of a peace agreement.
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is prepared to provide Ukraine with security guarantees equivalent to NATO’s Article 5 if Kyiv agrees to a troop withdrawal from Donbas as part of a peace plan.
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There can be no one in Ukraine who does not know a serving member of the ZSU and/or its ancillary staff. I’m sure the mood out there will reflect this latest piece of research.
They have fought too hard and too long to want to give anything at all to the child-murdering nazi fiend.
However, they have to take into account the level of support that they have received and continue to receive.
It’s about 20% of what is needed.
Therefore they could accept a permanent ceasefire with the lines frozen where they are, provided there are cast iron security guarantees, no amnesty for putinaZi killers, rapists and torturers, no de jure acceptance of putinaZi occupation and the return of all kidnapped children, kidnapped adults/political prisoners and POW’s.
There must be no restriction on the size of the ZSU and Ukraine must join the EU within one year.
But putler can’t or won’t accept this and Krasnov will not just walk away, he will become an actual not defacto putler supporter.
How do we trust ANYONE supposedly giving security guarantees. We’ve been fucked so often. The guarantee is nothing but bullshit. Do we need history to repeat itself AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN. GEEZ!
Ukraine should never side with the Ottoman invaders. That (Zelensky’s) move did cost Ukraine sympathies allover Eastern Europe.
You can’t trust any government especially he US. We’ve been screwed by both dems and republicans and let’s not forget our British guarantors. What a laugh.
Once it’s about Ukraine again, not whether Ukraine will be absorbed by the EU or ruSSia, there will be hope IMHO.
I agree. Any security guarantee will be completely useless, just like the Budapest Memorandum was completely useless.
That means 75% of Ukrainians have a realistic view on what a security guarantee is worth; absolutely nothing.