03.03.2022
Assessment of the guilt of the peoples of Russia and Belarus (March 1, 2022)
• According to a survey conducted by the 'Rating' Sociological Group, 55% of respondents believe that only the Russian authorities are to blame for the war against Ukraine. Another 38% place responsibility on both the authorities and the people of the Russian Federation (RF).
• Regarding Belarus, 70% place the blame for the invasion exclusively on the Belarusian authorities, and only 24% on both the authorities and the people of Belarus.
• In a regional breakdown, relatively fewer people in the southern and eastern regions blame both the people and the authorities of Russia for starting the war against Ukraine, placing the blame solely on the RF leadership. As for Belarus, the overwhelming majority across all macro-regions (from 60% in the West to 80% in the East) place the blame for the invasion only on the leadership of that state.
Methodology
Audience: The population of Ukraine aged 18 years and older in all regions, excluding the temporarily occupied territories of Crimea and Donbas. The sample is representative of age, gender, and settlement type.
SamplesSize: 1,200 respondents.
Survey method: CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interviews).
Margin of error: The margin of error of the study with a confidence probability of 0.95: does not exceed 2.8%.
Fieldwork dates: March 1, 2022.
