Putin Hopes Hardship Will Force Ukrainians to Sue for Peace – Polling Suggests It Won’t Work
A summer survey of 1,801 Ukrainians found 39% would accept the current front line, while 38% would not, despite intensified Russian attacks.
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Polling: scorched earth isn't driving Ukrainians to sue for peace
Vladimir Putin has a theory of victory in Ukraine. It’s not the Russian president’s first theory – that was a quick, dayslong campaign – nor his second or third, which involved different land offensives in the east that quickly petered out. Instead, Putin’s latest hypothesis is that the relentless bombing of Ukrainian cities will impose […]
Putin hopes hardship will force Ukrainians to sue for peace – polling suggests it won’t work
An injured woman is helped by two neighbors following a Russian airstrike in Sloviansk, Ukraine, on Oct. 11, 2026. Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu via Getty ImagesVladimir Putin has a theory of victory in Ukraine. It’s not the Russian president’s first theory – that was a quick, dayslong campaign – nor his second or third, which involved different land offensives in the east that quickly petered out. Instead, Putin’s latest hypothesis is that the …
Russia intensifies strikes on Ukrainian cities and energy sector, hoping to force Ukrainian citizens to agree to Kremlin peace terms - KIS polls showed how Ukrainians feel about territorial concessions to end the war TSN.ua (news 1+1)
Putin hopes hardship will force Ukrainians to sue for peace – polling suggests it won’t work
by John O’Loughlin, University of Colorado Boulder; Gerard Toal, Virginia Tech, and Sarah Wilson Sokhey, University of Colorado Boulder, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Vladimir...
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