Ukraine: opinion on relations with Russia 2024

In May 2024, three-quarters of Ukrainians believed that their country's relations with Russia should be the same as with other countries, with closed borders, visas, and customs. The public opinion changed significantly over the past decade. In February 2013, the majority of respondents held the view that Ukraine and Russia should be independent yet friendly nations with open borders.

Public opinion among Ukrainians on how they would like to see Ukraine's relations with Russia from February 2013 to May 2024

Characteristic	They should be the same as with other countries, with closed borders, visas, and customs	Ukraine and Russia should be independent yet friendly nations, with open borders, no visas/customs	Ukraine and Russia must unite into one country	Hard to say
May 2024	75%	12%	0.3%	13%
May 2023	79%	10%	1%	10%
Jul 2022	79%	11%	1%	8%
Feb 2022	44%	48%	5%	3%
Feb 2013	15%	70%	12%	3%

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Release date

July 2024

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Region

Ukraine

Survey time period

May 16 to 22, 2024

Number of respondents

1,067 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)

Supplementary notes

Survey characteristics refer to the latest survey.
The survey was not conducted in the territories not controlled by the Ukrainian government. The results for 2013 have also been adjusted to exclude the data on Crimea while maintaining the ratio between macro-regions similar to the political situation in 2023.

Only figures for selected months were presented. Figures may not sum up to 100 due to rounding.

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