Trust in Ukrainian leader Zelenskyy rises to 62%, new poll finds

Of the 62% who trust Zelenskyy, 28% fully trust the president, while the majority (34%) would rather trust him. At the same time, 32% of respondents do not trust him.

The level of trust in the president noticeably decreased between the end of January and mid-February, from 61% to 53%. At the same time, the share of those who did not trust him increased from 33% to 41%.

The largest decline in trust occurred among citizens who were ready to support the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Donbas in exchange for security guarantees.

In particular, among those who agreed to such a condition, trust decreased from 30% to 23% between the end of January and mid-February.

"Among those who reluctantly agreed, it fell from 58% to 43% (minus 15 percentage points), and among those who had an undecided attitude, it fell from 59% to 42% (minus 17 percentage points). In contrast, among those who categorically rejected such a proposal, trust was 68% at the end of January and 64% in mid-February, i.e., almost unchanged," Kyiv International Institute of Sociology noted.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy named the condition under which he will definitely run for a second term. According to him, he will run for president again if the war with Russia has not ended by the time of the elections.

However, if there is peace in Ukraine, it is not certain that Zelenskyy will run — he stated this himself.

Also, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he hopes that when he leaves the presidential office, Ukrainians will remember him in a positive way. The president also emphasized that he would like his children and grandchildren not to be ashamed of him.

A survey by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, the results of which were announced at the beginning of this year, showed that the level of trust of Ukrainians in Zelenskyy has generally remained stable.