There were some reports that Putin was open to a cease-fire in Ukraine. The online survey app,  Real Research,  revealed that 63.28% of the respondents were aware of Putin’s willingness to open a cease-fire in Ukraine, and 36.72% weren’t aware.

Highlights:

  • 69.12% of the respondents think international mediation must facilitate successful peace talks between Ukraine and Russia
  • 59.10% of respondents think Putin’s condition of maintaining seized territory is not reasonable
  • Putin to honor the agreements made during peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, according to 53.70%

Putin’s Interest In Ukraine Peace Talks

A survey on Putin’s interest in Ukraine peace talks was conducted. It revealed that 51.13% of the respondents believed Putin is genuinely interested in peace and 48.87% believed he has ulterior motives.

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Figure 1: Genuineness of Putin’s interest in peace

Moreover, Putin’s interest in Peace talks comes with some conditions. 59.1% of respondents think Putin’s condition of maintaining seized territory is not reasonable and that Ukraine should regain full control of its territory while 40.90% think it is fair.

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Cease-Fire in Ukraine

55.1% of the respondents believe Ukraine should accept a cease-fire under the condition that Russia maintains control of the occupied territory and 44.9% do not believe so.

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Figure 2: Should Ukraine accept the cease-fire under the strict conditions presented

In addition, 50.47% of the respondents think it is somewhat likely that Ukraine will agree to a cease-fire Under Putin’s condition. 27.38% think it is very likely. 15.30% believe it is unlikely that Ukraine will agree to this and 6.85% think it is very unlikely. 

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Putin’s Interest in Ukraine Peace Talks (Is There Honor in These Talks?)

53.7% of the respondents said they trust Putin to honor the agreements made during peace talks between Ukraine and Russia and 46.3% said that they do not.

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Figure 3: Respondents answers on whether Putin would honor the agreements during peace talks

Furthermore, 69.12% of the respondents think it is necessary for international mediation to facilitate successful peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, and 30.88%  do not think so.

Methodology

Survey TitleSurvey on Putin’s Interest in Ukraine Peace Talks
DurationDecember 28, 2023 – January 4, 2024
Number of Participants5,000
DemographicsMales and females, aged 21 to 99
Participating Countries Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bolivia,… Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, China (Hong Kong) China (Macao), China (Taiwan), Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greanada, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Maldives, Maluritania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar [Burma], Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe.