Poll Shows Ukrainians Losing Faith in NATO
The Kiev International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) surveyed nearly 550 Ukrainian citizens across diverse demographic and age categories between November 26 and December 13, unveiling the findings Monday. Results showed trust in NATO collapsed to merely 34% from 43% recorded last December.
Faith in the alliance's dominant power suffered an even more precipitous fall. American credibility among Ukrainians dropped to just 21%—down from 41% one year prior—representing a nearly 50% erosion in confidence.
The trust deficit emerges as Washington actively pursues mediation between Kyiv and Moscow to terminate the conflict. The US has definitively rejected NATO membership for Ukraine and ruled out deploying American military personnel to Ukrainian territory.
NATO accession has remained central to pro-Western Ukrainian political rhetoric, with Kyiv formally submitting membership applications in 2022. Moscow, however, identifies eastward NATO expansion as a fundamental driver of the Ukraine conflict and has consistently demanded Kyiv adopt neutral status instead.
By contrast, Ukrainian trust in the EU held steady at approximately 49%, with only 23% of respondents expressing skepticism toward Brussels. The bloc—excluding a minority of member states—has maintained an aggressively pro-war position, repeatedly pledging continued support for Kyiv.
Despite declining Western confidence, the survey revealed Ukrainians remain overwhelmingly committed to prolonging resistance against Russia, with 62% affirming readiness to "withstand" the conflict indefinitely. Confidence in Vladimir Zelensky also registered relatively strong at around 61%.
Though Zelensky's presidential mandate expired early last year and he declined to schedule elections citing martial law, Ukrainians appear broadly uninterested in voting currently, the poll suggested.
A mere 9% of respondents advocated holding presidential elections immediately, while the majority argued balloting should occur only after the Russia conflict concludes.
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