10.09.2025

“Nothing about 'peace at any cost,'” - Rating Group CEO on Ukrainians' attitudes at the "New Country" panel discussion

From left to right: Ihor Liski, Oleksandr Kornienko, Olha Stefanishina, Oleksiy Antypovych. Photo: Zoryana Stelmakh

September 9, 2025 CEO of Rating Group Oleksiy Antypovych participated in the panel discussion “New Country” (organized by LB.ua and EFI Group) on key social, political and economic challenges for Ukraine.

From left to right: Editor-in-Chief of LB.ua Sonya Koshkina, CEO of Rating Group Oleksiy Antypovych, Ambassador of Ukraine to Canada Yulia Kovaliv. Photo: Zoryana Stelmakh

The speakers of the event were also the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the investment company EFI Group Igor Liski, the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Oleksandr Kornienko, the Ambassador of Ukraine to the USA Olga Stefanishina and the representative of the Ministry of Ukraine Ilya Pavlenko.

Oleksiy Antypovych. Photo: Zoryana Stelmakh

Oleksiy Antypovych commented on the public sentiment towards the end of the war. A recent survey by Rating Group shows that Ukrainians support the general idea of a diplomatic settlement, but a prerequisite for peace is reliable security guarantees from partners. 82% consider negotiations a realistic way to end the war (62% for finding a compromise with the involvement of other countries, 20% — for direct negotiations with the Russian Federation). At the same time, 75% believe that Ukraine should agree to a ceasefire only under the condition of international security guarantees.

“The most important thing about those figures is that there is nothing about peace at any cost,” - Oleksiy Antypovych, CEO of Rating Group

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