NATO Introduction, Peace Conditions and Kursk Operation: What Ukrainians think about negotiations with the Russian Federation

The survey was conducted from November 29 to December 14, 2024. The number of respondents has 1518 people, all of them are adults. The interviewees live in Vinnytsia, Volyn, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zhytomyr, Transcarpathian, Zaporizhia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv, Kirovograd, Lviv, Mykolaiv, Odessa, Poltava, Rivne, Sumy, Ternopil, Kharkiv, Khmelska, Khmelska, Khmelska, Khmelska, Khmelska, Khmelska, Khmelska, Khmelska, Khmelska, Khmelska, Khmelska, Khmelska, Khmelska, Khmelska, Khmelska, Kharkiv.

oblasts and Kiev. Theoretical error - no more than 2. 6%. The vast majority (73%) is of the opinion that Russia has to fulfill certain conditions for Ukraine to force at the negotiating table. Disagreements - 7%, another 20% did not determine the answer. Among these conditions: the majority (41%) believes that the offensive of the Armed Forces in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation increased the chances of a peace desired for Ukraine.

24% of respondents keep the opposite opinion, and not sure of their assessment - 35%. "The proportion of respondents who disagree that the offensive operation of the Armed Forces in the Kursk region has increased the chances of Ukraine in negotiations, is growing with age," the authors said. The most negative Kursk operation was evaluated in the south. Those who have relatives in the occupation also found more skepticism in this matter.

Compared to June 2023, the share of ready -to -support Ukraine's accession to NATO, despite the occupied territories, increased by 14%. To accept this option agree 47%, the opposite opinion is maintained by 36% of respondents. The categoricality in this issue was mostly displayed by respondents, who: 55% of those polled consider the best security guarantee of security in the Alliance. Neutral status with international guarantees supported 12% of respondents.

The least popularity among the respondents had a non -aligned status with a restriction of defense capabilities and a rate only on their own. At the same time, 60% of people are convinced that NATO accession is capable of protecting Ukraine from a re -attack of the Russian Federation. Also a popular defense strategy was the restoration of nuclear status of the state (39%). How the least effective was evaluated the creation of a demilitarized zone on the front line.