Putin says Russia is ready to compromise with Trump on Ukraine war

[Emrys]

25. The last time Wargamer posted that poll,

I pointed out that the poll had been posted on DU before, the headline was misleading, and asked him what percentage said they'd be willing to give up territory in such negotiations. He didn't reply, so here's my answer a few weeks ago:

Considerably fewer want to cede territory in exchange for a settlement

This is where Gallup's figures get a bit convoluted, even if we accept their methodology in a country at war.

For instance, if you read the small print, they've combined findings from polls in 2022 and 2024 to come up with their figures because their n would have been too small otherwise. And they also imply polling was done by mobile phone and that done in 2023 and 2024 excluded 10-12% of even that sample. I probably don't need to go into how that might skew results.

The poll claims 52% of Ukrainians want a negotiated peace "as soon as possible". What's "possible" is incredibly vague as a measure for a start, but we'll press on. I mean, what were respondents supposed to say in response to such a loaded simplistic question? "No, I don't want to see the war end as soon as possible." Nevertheless, a fair proportion apparently did just that.

They then claim that 52% of that 52% subgroup would be open to making "some territorial concessions", and admit they left the degree of concessions deliberately vague. But 81% of the smaller 38% subgroup who want Ukraine to carry on fighting apparently now still want all territory lost between 2014 and now to be regained, including Crimea.

Finally, even within the flawed premises of this polling, they find that Ukrainians would prefer negotiations to have the roles of European partners predominating rather than the US.

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