Survey shows 75% of Ukrainians would only agree to ceasefire with security guarantees

KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO - 31 August, 16:31

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A recent survey has shown that 75% of Ukrainian citizens believe that Ukraine should only agree to a ceasefire if international security guarantees are in place.

Source: a survey by the Rating polling organisation conducted on 21-23 August 2025

Details: In response to the question "Should Ukraine agree to a ceasefire?", 75% answered "Yes, but only if the US and European countries provide security guarantees to Ukraine", 19% said "No, not under any circumstances", 3% believe that Ukraine should agree to a ceasefire without any conditions, and 3% said they did not know.

Source: a survey by the Rating polling organisation

The key security guarantees that Ukrainians mentioned are: funding for the armed forces and the supply of weapons from partners (52%), commitments by allies to enter the war in the event of a renewed attack (48%), and international patrolling of airspace and maritime areas (44%).

Source: a survey by the Rating polling organisation

Furthermore, 59% of respondents support a cessation of hostilities and the search for a compromise, 20% are in favour of continuing the war until Donbas and Crimea are liberated, and 13% want it to continue until the front lines are restored to their 23 February 2022 positions.

Asked about realistic ways of ending the war, 62% of respondents said they favour seeking a compromise with the involvement of other countries, 20% support direct negotiations with Russia, and 11% believe Ukraine should refuse to negotiate altogether and fight until all the occupied territories have been liberated.

For reference: The survey was conducted on 21-23 August 2025 using the CATI method (computer-assisted telephone interviews) based on a random sample of mobile phone numbers. A total of 1,600 respondents aged 18 and over were interviewed in all oblasts, except the temporarily occupied territories of Crimea and Donbas, as well as territories where, at the time of the survey, Ukrainian mobile communication was unavailable. The sample is representative by age, sex and type of settlement (margin of error no more than 2.5% with a 0.95 confidence level).

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