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16.02.2022
Socio-political moods of the Ukrainians (February 12-13, 2022)
• According to a survey conducted by the 'Rating' Sociological Group, 43% of Ukrainians believe that Ukraine's international policy is moving in the right direction, 46% believe it is moving in the wrong direction, and 11% were unable to answer. At the same time, regarding the general state of affairs in the country, 67% believe they are moving in the wrong direction, 25% in the right direction, and 7% are undecided.
• Half of Ukrainians are confident that the recent visits of international leaders to Ukraine benefit the country, while a quarter believe it has no impact. However, only 17% think such visits are more likely to harm Ukraine.
• About 60% of respondents believe that the US and Great Britain are defending Ukraine's interests in the Donbas negotiations, while a third consider these countries to have a neutral position.
• 55% of respondents believe that the OSCE maintains a neutral position in the negotiation process, 28% believe it defends Ukraine's interests, and 5% believe it defends Russia's interests.
• 58% of respondents believe that France maintains a neutral position, 26% believe it defends Ukraine's interests, and 8% believe it defends Russia's interests.
• 69% of respondents believe that Germany maintains a neutral position, 13% believe it defends Ukraine's interests, and 13% believe it defends Russia's interests.
• 67% of respondents stated they are superficially familiar with the content of the Minsk Agreements, and only 12% know their content very well. Every fifth person is completely unfamiliar with the content of the agreements, though this figure has decreased over the last 4 years from 39% to 21%.
• The majority of respondents believe that Ukraine should review the Minsk Agreements and sign new ones (63%), and this figure is increasing dynamically. Only 11% believe that Ukraine must fulfill all demands, while 18% believe, conversely, that Ukraine should withdraw from the negotiation process altogether.
• The majority of surveyed Ukrainians believe that Russia is to blame for the Minsk Agreements not working (57%), another 10% place the blame on representatives of the so-called 'LNR, DNR,' and only 12% consider Ukraine to be at fault. 12% were unable to answer who is to blame.
• V. Zelenskyy is the leader of the presidential rating, whom 24.6% of those who have decided on their choice and intend to vote are ready to support. P. Poroshenko is supported by 16.8%, Y. Tymoshenko by 9.9%, and Y. Boyko by 8.3%. Y. Murayev is ready to receive 6.9% of the votes, I. Smeshko 6.6%, D. Razumkov 6.2%, V. Groysman 5.7%, and O. Lyashko 3.1%. The rating of other candidates does not exceed 3%. Compared to the previous month, support for Zelenskyy slightly increased, support for Y. Boyko slightly decreased, and the ratings of the others remained almost unchanged.
• The anti-rating of candidates continues to be led by P. Poroshenko: 43% of voters would not vote for him under any circumstances. Approximately 36% would not vote for Y. Boyko, 33% each for Y. Tymoshenko and V. Zelenskyy, 23% for O. Lyashko, 20% each for V. Klitschko and Y. Murayev, 15% each for A. Yatsenyuk and O. Tyahnybok, and 13% for V. Groysman.
• The 'Servant of the People' party is currently ready to be supported by 18.3% of those who will vote and have decided on their choice, and the 'European Solidarity' party by 17.1%. 'Batkivshchyna' is ready to receive 10.8% of the votes, and the 'Opposition Platform – For Life' party 9.7%. Razumkov's 'Smart Politics' party is supported by 5.9%, Murayev's 'Nashi' party by 5.5%. Pritula's '24 August' party is ready to receive 5.3% of the votes, 'Strength and Honor' 5.2%, the Radical Party 4.7%, the 'Ukrainian Strategy of Groysman' party 4.0%, Shariy's party 3.4%, and 'UDAR of Vitali Klitschko' and All-Ukrainian Union 'Svoboda' each 2.8%. The rating of other political forces is no more than 2%.
Методологія
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.
Sample Size: 2,000 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 2.2%.
Fieldwork Dates: February 12-13, 2022.