Ukraine wants the war to end as soon as possible. The support of the citizens themselves to continue the fight has collapsed in recent weeks, and according to a survey of the American firm Gallup, Most want hostilities to cease through negotiations.
According to the British media it is a change in the trend with respect to 2022, when most of the Ukrainians favored fighting until victory. In addition, the survey also reveals that Support for President Zelenski has collapsedwith seven percentage points less in 2024. Therefore, there have been new “significant changes in how Ukrainians feel about war with Russia.”
According to the disseminated information, Gallup has surveyed the Ukrainians since the beginning of the offensive. The last survey took place between July 1 and 14, 2025 to 1,000 people, and maintains a margin of error between 3.6 and 4.3 percentage points. In this way, it is discovered that 69% of the Ukrainians want the war to end as soon as possible.
This collapse of war support “was observed in all age groups, regions and demographic groups,” although most of the fighting ends soon. As it is collected in the publication, 68% believe “very unlikely” that hostilities cease before the end of the year. As for the approval index of President Zelenski, it is placed at 67%, slightly lower than the 84% they gathered at the beginning of the war.
This Friday, the president of the USA, Donald Trumpand his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putinwill meet in Alaska to address the next steps towards peace, including the cast of the conquered territory. In statements collected by the Digital, the Ukrainian Geopolitical Analyst, Viktor Kovalenkohe says that “no one can be sure that Washington would formally recognize Crimea, Dombás and Luhansk as part of Russia.”
