“Most Ukrainians believe that the priority for the public should be promoted by the power of defense and repeling Russian aggression. The survey was conducted before the negotiations of the United States and the Russian Federation and aggravation in relations between Ukraine and the USA.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: The results of a survey conducted by KIIS 4-9 February 2025
Literally: “Most Ukrainians – 60% – believe that the priority for the public should promote the power of defense and repel Russian aggression. It is believed that priority should be the fight against false actions of the authorities – 26%. The remaining 14% have not been able to decide on their opinion.”
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Details: At the same time, sociologists stressed that the survey was conducted In the first half of February 2025 before the negotiations of US and And, accordingly, to exacerbation in relations between Ukraine and the United States: “Given the pressure on Ukraine over the last period, there is now a process of unity and, most likely, focus in support of defense forces would be higher now.”
Commenting on the results of the study, the executive director of KIIS Anton Hrushetsky noted that among Ukrainians there is a clear request for unity, especially against the background of exacerbation of relations with the leadership of the US strategic partner: “Although we asked about the public, but it is obvious that it is a requirement for all – both for power and to the opposition.”
The direct language of Hrushetsky: “The actions of all these entities should be weighed and coordinated by a common purpose – supporting Ukraine’s defense opportunities and repeling Russian aggression. The love for Ukraine should be stronger than the destructive desire of personal revenge to those whom we feel (even if fairly) dislike.

The survey conducted the KIIS during February 4-9, 2025, to which, on his own initiative, he added the question that, according to Ukrainians, he should be a priority for the Ukrainian public. Telephone interview research method based on a random sample of numbers. In all regions of Ukraine (the territory controlled by the Government of Ukraine), 1000 respondents were 18 years old.
Residents that are not temporarily controlled by the authorities of Ukraine were not included in the sample (at the same time some of the respondents – IDPs who moved from the occupied territories), and the survey was not conducted with citizens who left abroad after February 24, 2022.
Formally, in normal circumstances, the statistical error of such sample did not exceed 4.1% for indicators close to 50%, 3.5% for indicators close to 25%, 2.5% – for indicators close to 10%, 1.8% – for indicators close to 5%.