30.01.2026
How do Ukrainians feel about the leaders of the United States, China, and russia? Rating Group survey conducted as part of the international “End of Year” study by Gallup International. Issue 2.1.
In Issue No. 2.1 of the End of Year Survey, we analyze what Ukrainians said about their attitudes toward the leaders of the United States, China, and Russia at the end of 2025.
The End of Year Survey (EoY) is a global annual survey by the international sociological association Gallup International that explores the future, happiness, and expectations of people in different countries. In 2025, 64,097 respondents were surveyed in 61 countries worldwide. In Ukraine, the EoY survey has been conducted for the third consecutive year by the Rating Group.
President of the United States Donald Trump
- Ukrainians’ attitudes toward U.S. President Donald Trump are moderately negative.
- Most often (47%), respondents report a rather negative attitude toward the U.S. president, while another 25% feel very negative. Overall, 22% express a positive attitude.
- Relatively more favorable views of Trump are found among young men aged 18–35 (35%).
President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping
- Negative attitudes toward President Xi Jinping prevail in Ukraine.
- 80% of Ukrainians view China’s leader negatively (40% very negative, 40% rather negative).
- One in ten respondents has a positive attitude, and another one in ten is undecided.
President of russia vladimir putin
- Ukrainian society holds an extremely negative attitude toward the leader of the russian federation.
- Overall, 99% of respondents in Ukraine express a negative attitude toward the Russian leader.
- Globally, he is also perceived predominantly negatively—on average by about two-thirds of respondents across 58 countries. The most negative views of Putin are recorded in Nordic countries, Estonia, the Republic of Korea (South Korea), the Netherlands, Poland, Japan, and Spain.
- More positive attitudes toward Putin are found among respondents in Serbia, India, Azerbaijan, South Africa, Thailand, Armenia, Kenya, Mexico, Malaysia, and Ecuador.
Rating Group is one of the largest research institutions in Ukraine, operating since 2008. The company is registered in Ukraine and has extensive experience conducting sociological surveys both domestically and internationally. The group includes Sociological Group Rating, Rating Lab research laboratory, the Rating Online platform, and the Rating Call Center.
Methodology
- Fieldwork dates: November 11–14, 2025.
- Survey method: CATI (Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing) — telephone interviews conducted using a computer.
- Sample size: 1,000 respondents.
- Sampling design: random sample of mobile phone numbers (population of Ukraine aged 18 and older in all regions, except for the temporarily occupied territories of Crimea and Donbas, as well as areas where Ukrainian mobile communication was unavailable at the time of the survey). The results were weighted using the most recent data from the State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
- Representativeness: the sample is representative by age, gender, and type of settlement (margin of error does not exceed 3.1% at a 0.95 confidence level).
The international EoY release on global political leaders includes survey data from 58 countries (57,864 respondents).
Note: in some charts, the percentages may not add up to exactly 100% due to rounding (including the rounding of small values).
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