Ukrainians view US and Poland as friendly countries, but with decreasing results – survey

Poland remains a friendly country for the majority of Ukrainians, but the number of those viewing it this way has decreased from 94% to 79% compared to 2023.

Source: results of a sociological survey conducted by the Rating Group

Details: The survey showed that the share of those who consider Poland to be definitely friendly has dropped from 79% to 33%.

Although the United States continues to be viewed as a friendly country for the majority of Ukrainians, the share of those who say the United States is definitely friendly has also decreased from 61% in June to 35%. To describe their perception of this country now, the people chose the option "rather friendly".

In general, the majority considers the United States and the United Kingdom (81% each), Germany (80%), Poland and Lithuania (79% each), Canada (78%), France (70%) and Japan (55%) to be friendly to Ukraine. 

The vast majority of Ukrainians consider Russia (97%), Belarus (90%) and Iran (75%) to be hostile countries. 

For reference: The survey was conducted on 10-11 February 2024. Sociologists interviewed 1,000 respondents aged 18 and older by telephone in all oblasts, except for the temporarily occupied territories of Crimea and Donbas, as well as areas where there was no Ukrainian mobile coverage at the time of the survey.

The results are calculated using the latest data from the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. The sample is representative in terms of age, gender and settlement type.

The error of representativeness of the survey with a confidence level of 0.95 is no more than 3.1%.

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