According to a poll conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) at the request of the Kyiv Independent, 47.1% of Ukrainians consider it “completely unacceptable” to agree to territorial concessions and give up on NATO membership as a prerequisite to ending the war. Only 8.2% said they would “easily agree” to this scenario, while 38.1% of respondents called this option difficult but “generally acceptable.” 6.2% of respondents found it difficult to answer the question, and 0.4% declined to answer. In the age brackets between 18 and 29, over 50% of respondents find territorial concessions and a refusal from NATO membership in exchange for ending the war “completely unacceptable.”In Ukraine’s east, 49.5% see this option as difficult but “generally acceptable.” The survey, commissioned by the Kyiv Independent, was conducted between Feb. 5 and March 10. 2,029 people took part, and the margin of error is a maximum of 2.1%. On March 10, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Kyiv would need to make territorial concessions as part of any agreement to end Russia’s war against Ukraine. Foreign Ministry said that the country wasn’t officially asked by Washington to agree to territorial concessions. NATO membership has also become increasingly elusive. “You can forget about (NATO membership),” U.S. President Donald Trump previously said. Russian forces continue to occupy roughly 20% of Ukraine’s territory. The Ukrainian population under Russian occupation has been subjected to systematic repression, torture, and abuse.
via kyiv independent: Half of Ukrainians say territorial concessions, forfeiting NATO membership in exchange for ending war ‘completely unacceptable’
