A study by the Rating Group on August 21-23, 2025 shows that Ukrainians want peace and are mostly ready to talk about certain concessions, but only on condition of reliable security guarantees from partners.

Vision of the end of the war

• 59% of respondents support stopping the fighting on the battlefield and the searching for a compromise, 20% support fighting until the return of Donbas and Crimea, 13% - until the demarcation line/borders as of February 23, 2022 are restored.
• 82% consider negotiations to be a realistic way to end the war (62% are in favor of finding a compromise with the involvement of other countries, 20% - in direct negotiations with the russian federation).
• 75% believe that Ukraine should agree to a ceasefire only on condition of international security guarantees.
• Among the key security guarantees, Ukrainians name: funding for the army and weapons supplies from partners (52%), an obligation of allies to enter the war in the event of a second attack (48%), and international patrolling of air and sea space (44%).
• When asked “What is most important now?”, 58% chose receiving guarantees of funding for the Ukrainian army from Western partners in the future and the supply of weapons in sufficient quantities, while 31% chose the return of territories.
• Most often, respondents believe that we are fighting with russia for the future of our children (60%) and freedom (44%).

Trust in politicians

The level of trust in Valery Zaluzhny is 74%, Volodymyr Zelensky is trusted by 68%, and Kyrylo Budanov has 59% trust rate.

Electoral attitudes

• If presidential elections were to take place, Volodymyr Zelensky (35% of all respondents) and Valery Zaluzhny (25%) would receive the most support.
• In case of the parliamentary elections, the hypothetical Zaluzhny Party would lead (24%) and the hypothetical Zelenskyy Bloc would come in second place (20%). They would be followed by the European Solidarity (7%), and two hypothetical parties - the Budanov Party (6%) and the Azov Party (6%).