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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Negotiated outcome most likely result of Russia-Ukraine war, major poll says

Volodymyr Zelenskiy
Over a third of Ukrainians polled said they greatly trusted the president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, and another third trusted him ‘quite a lot’. Photograph: Global Images Ukraine/Getty Images

A negotiated outcome with Russia, as opposed to an outright Ukrainian military victory, is now seen as the most likely outcome by most Europeans, according to a major poll of 15 countries.

Support for Ukraine’s cause remains strong across Europe despite battlefield reverses, but European voters increasingly regard arming Ukraine as necessary not to achieve a complete Ukrainian battlefield victory, but instead to strengthen Ukraine’s hand in future negotiations with Russia.

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