One-third of Ukrainians would give up land for peace – but it’s not as simple as that

By Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham

According to a recent opinion poll taken by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, almost one third of Ukrainians are now prepared to make territorial concessions to Russia if this brings the Russian war of aggression to a swift end and preserves their country’s independence. But more than half of the population rejects the idea of giving up territory for peace.

This may give an impression of a solid majority against concessions, but the increase…

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