17.05.2025
Ukrainians' attitudes towards negotiations in Turkey (May 2025)
On May 16, the Sociological Group Rating conducted a nationwide survey of the adult population of Ukraine on the topic of negotiations that took place in Turkey.
- According to the results, the absolute majority of respondents (74%) support the initiative of a 30-day ceasefire without any conditions.
- Most consider President Zelensky's last visit to Turkey a success (53%).
- The level of trust in President Zelensky among Ukrainians has stabilized at 70%, which is higher than at the beginning of the year (53-58%).
- Despite the fact that only a quarter of respondents believe that the talks in Turkey will bring us closer to peace, the respondents believe that Ukraine should continue to show openness to negotiations, and that President Zelensky (47%) can participate in them, even in the absence of Putin.
- According to Ukrainians, the main reasons for Putin's absence from the negotiations are unwillingness to end the war (54%) and fear (22%).
Methodology
- Fieldwork dates: May 16, 2025
- Survey method: CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing)
- Sample size: 1000 respondents
- Sample format: random sample of mobile phone numbers (the population of Ukraine aged 18 and older in all territories of Ukraine, except for the temporarily occupied territories of Crimea and Donbas, as well as the territories where Ukrainian mobile network was not available at the time of the survey). The results are weighted using up-to-date data from the State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
- Representativeness: the sample is representative by age, sex, and type of settlement (statistical error ≤ 3,1% with 0,95 confidence).
