Three-quarters of Ukrainians reject any major concessions in a potential peace agreement with Russia, according to a poll published Monday by a Kyiv-based research institute, illustrating the difficulty facing the president Volodymyr Zelensky to negotiate under pressure from the White House.
Ukraine is seeking to counter an initial plan supported by the United States, which Kyiv and its European allies considered favorable to Moscow, and which notably stipulated that Ukraine would cede the entire eastern region of Donbas and accept a drastic limitation of its military capabilities.
According to this survey by the International Institute of Sociology in Kyiv, 72% of respondents said they were ready to accept an agreement that would freeze the current front line and include some compromises.
On the other hand, 75% believe that a plan favorable to Russia, involving territorial concessions or a cap on the size of the Ukrainian army without clear security guarantees, would be "totally unacceptable".
The survey was conducted between late November and mid-December among 547 people living in territories controlled by Ukraine.
