Gallup has polled Ukrainians four times since the start of the full-scale invasion launched in February 2022. Its latest survey of 1,000 people was conducted between July 1 and July 14, 2025, with a margin of error of between 3.6 and 4.3 percentage points.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that Kyiv and Moscow will both have to cede land to end the war in Ukraine and talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week will instantly show whether the Kremlin leader is willing to make a deal.

Ukraine said it will never recognise Russian sovereignty over its territory, though it acknowledges that regaining occupied land will require diplomacy, not military force. Any territorial concessions would be unconstitutional,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he won’t cede the eastern region of Donbas to Russia and pushed for Kyiv to be included in talks as the US and Russian leaders prepare to meet on Friday.Vladimir Putin is demanding that Ukraine give up the Donetsk and Luhansk regions that together form Donbas as a condition to unlock a ceasefire and enter negotiations over a longer-term peace accord.