21.02.2025
Attitudes toward specific European leaders
- According to a survey conducted by the Rating Group, the most positively viewed world leaders in Ukraine are E. Macron (77%), A. Duda (72%), Ursula von der Leyen (67%). More than half of respondents hold a positive view of O. Scholz and R. Erdogan (both 57%), K. Starmer (56%). Overall, attitudes toward most of these leaders have improved compared to last year’s results. For Macron and Starmer, these are the highest positive approval ratings recorded in the measurements.
- The most negatively perceived leaders are V. Orban (11%), A. Lukashenko (8%), and V. Putin (1%).
- Two-thirds of Ukrainians trust President Zelenskyy, while one-third do not. Since January, trust in him has increased from 57% to 65%. Valerii Zaluzhnyi is trusted by 76% of respondents, 16% do not trust him. Serhii Prytula is trusted by 34%, and 51% do not trust him. Petro Poroshenko is trusted by 22%, while 76% do not trust him, Dmytro Razumkov is trusted by 19%, and 41% do not trust him, Yuliia Tymoshenko is trusted by 11%, and 86% do not trust her.
- The survey results indicate that Ukrainians overwhelmingly reject (91% oppose) US-Russia negotiations on ending the war without Ukraine’s participation. They believe that normalizing relations between these countries would primarily benefit Russia while harming both Ukraine and the European Union. At the same time, a significant portion of Ukrainians (64%) support direct negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, and this figure showing an upward trend. The vast majority (81%) consider finding a compromise solution through negotiations involving other countries as a realistic path to ending the war.
- Moreover, 83% of respondents support a ceasefire, but only if Ukraine is provided with security guarantees.
Methodology
Audience: population of Ukraine aged 18+ in all oblasts, except for the temporarily occupied territories of Crimea and Donbas and the territories with unavailable Ukrainian cellular connection as of the survey period. The results are weighted using the relevant data by the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. The sample is representative by age, gender, and settlement type. Sample size: 1200 respondents
Survey method: CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing). Based on a random sample of mobile phone number. The representativeness error with a confidence interval 0,95: does not exceed 2,8%
Survey Dates: February 20 - 21, 2025
